Konohanasakuyahime-no-Mikoto

木花咲耶姫命

Fertility & Childbirthchild granting stone
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Konohanasakuyahime-no-Mikoto is a kami in Japanese mythology, recorded in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, celebrated for her beauty and enshrined at sites including Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha near Mount Fuji. According to tradition, she married the deity Ninigi-no-Mikoto and, though her pregnancy was initially doubted, gave birth safely amid great fire, an episode that has led worshippers to associate her with childbirth and fertility. She is widely venerated at shrines throughout Japan by those seeking blessings related to safe delivery and family prosperity, though such benefits reflect devotional belief rather than verified outcomes.

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