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Tajimamori-no-mikoto is a figure from early Japanese chronicles, notably the Nihon Shoki, remembered for being sent by Emperor Suinin to the mythical land of Tokoyo to seek the fruit of eternal youth, often identified with the tachibana, a native citrus. He is traditionally venerated as a patron of confectionery and fruit cultivation, reflecting his association with the tachibana he is said to have brought back to Japan. Shrines and confectionery guilds have honored him as a symbolic ancestor of sweets-making and orchard traditions, though these connections rest on legend rather than verified historical record.
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