Iwanagahime

Iwanagahime
Goddess of Immortality
Iwanagahime, print by Hokusai, 1836
TextsKojiki, Nihon Shoki, Sendai Kuji Hongi
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Iwanagahime is a kami in Japanese mythology. She is the goddess of immortality. She is also the daughter of Ōyamatsumi, and sister to Sakuyahime. She is said to be enshrined at Kifune Shrine.

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