Toyouke-Ōmikami

Toyouke-Ōmikami is the goddess of agriculture and industry in the Shinto religion. Originally enshrined in the Tanba region of Japan, she was called to reside at Gekū, Ise Shrine, about 1,500 years ago at the age of Emperor Yūryaku to offer sacred food to Amaterasu Ōmikami, the Sun Goddess.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Ise Shrine official homepage: Gekū http://www.isejingu.or.jp/foreign/about/index.html
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