Ōyamakui no Kami

What kind of kami

Ōyamakui is a kami who appears in the lineage of Ōtoshi no Kami and has another name, Yamasue no Ōnushi no Kami. The Kojiki relates that Ōyamakui dwells on Hie no Yama in Ōmi and at Matsunoo in Kadono.

Source: 國學院大學

What the myths hand down

In the story, Ōyamakui is recorded as a kami who uses a narikabura (whistling arrow). Several interpretations of the connection between whistling arrows and the kami have been discussed, including related traditions.

Source: 國學院大學

Links between the sources and faith

Kokugakuin University explains Hie no Yama as Mount Hiei, and Matsunoo as the place connected with the present-day Matsunoo Taisha. We present the connections with Hiyoshi faith and with medieval Sannō faith as distinct from the introduction of the kami's name on its own.

Source: 國學院大學

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• Wakamatsu Ebisu JinjaWakamatsu Ward, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture
• Sakitori JinjaHiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
• Ōtokonushi Jinja (Nanao)Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture
• Nezu JinjaBunkyō, Tokyo
• Daitōryū JinjaKikugawa, Shizuoka Prefecture
• Kata JinjaToba, Mie Prefecture
• Shinzan JinjaOga, Akita Prefecture
• Honmoku JinjaNaka, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
• Suwa Jinja (Uozu)Uozu, Toyama Prefecture
• Sugawara JinjaIga, Mie Prefecture
• Kamo JinjaImabari, Ehime Prefecture
• Hie JinjaChiyoda, Tokyo
• Ishiura JinjaKanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture