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Okuninushi no Okami is a major deity in Japanese mythology, chronicled in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki as the god who built and ruled the land of Izumo before ceding it to the heavenly deities. He is traditionally associated with nation-building, medicine, and marriage, owing in part to myths describing his many unions and alliances with other gods and rulers. He is enshrined at Izumo Taisha, one of Japan's oldest and most revered shrines, where he is widely venerated in connection with matchmaking and relationships, though such benefits reflect popular devotion rather than doctrinal guarantees.
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