Hakuto-shin, the White Rabbit deity, derives from the Japanese folktale of Inaba no Shirousagi found in the Kojiki, in which a rabbit is flayed and healed after guidance from Okuninushi. This narrative associates the rabbit with themes of healing and restoration, and it is honored at Hakuto Shrine in Tottori Prefecture. Devotees regard the deity as connected to matters of wound healing and skin ailments, reflecting the mythic episode from which its reputation arises.