Ame-no-Mihashira, also known as Shinatsuhiko, is a wind deity in Japanese Shinto tradition, born from the breath of the primordial deities Izanagi and Izanami to disperse the morning mists between heaven and earth. This kami is venerated at Tatsuta Shrine in Nara and is associated with the movement of wind and air across the land. Traditions surrounding this deity connect it to agricultural cycles, as wind was understood to influence weather patterns affecting crops, though such associations reflect folk belief rather than verified causation.