Konohanasakuyahime-no-Mikoto

木花開耶姫命

Fertility & Childbirthsafe childbirth
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Konohanasakuyahime-no-Mikoto is a kami found in early Japanese mythological texts such as the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, associated with Mount Fuji and often depicted in connection with cherry blossoms. Traditional narratives describe her marriage to Ninigi-no-Mikoto and her giving birth swiftly amid a trial by fire to prove her child's legitimacy, an episode that has led popular tradition to associate her with safe childbirth and fertility. She is enshrined at Fuji Sengen shrines throughout Japan, where such associations are commemorated in local devotion and festivals.