Ikushima-no-Okami is a Shinto deity associated with the life force and vitality of the land, often venerated alongside Tarushima-no-Okami as guardian spirits of the nation's soil and living things. This deity is recorded in early Japanese ritual texts, including the Engishiki, as a recipient of court-sponsored offerings connected to imperial and territorial well-being. Ikushima-no-Okami is generally understood as embodying the animating energy inherent in the land itself, reflecting ancient Japanese reverence for the vitality of place and nation.