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Konohanasakuyahime
Konohanasakuya-hime is the kami of Mount Fuji and all volcanoes in Japanese mythology; she is also the 'blossom princess' and symbol of delicate earthly life. She is often considered an avatar of Japanese life, especially since her symbol is the cherry blossom (sakura).
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Shinto
- Deity.name
- Konohanasakuya-hime
- Deity.deity_of
- Nature deity
- Deity.image
- 300px
- Deity.caption
- Konohanasakuya-hime, print by Hokusai, 1834
- Deity.other_names
- Konohananosakuya-himeSakuya-himeSengenAsama no Ōkami
- Deity.script_name
- Japanese
- Deity.script
- 木花之佐久夜毘売木花咲耶姫木花開耶姫
- Deity.affiliation
- Blossoms, life, Mount Fuji, volcanoes<!-- or
- Deity.associate
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- Deity.cult_center
- Asama shrines
- Deity.abodes
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Name and etymology
- Myths
- Ninigi and Sakuya-hime
- Yosoji's camellia tree
- Genealogy
- In popular culture
- Notes
- References
- External links
Konohanasakuya-hime is the kami of Mount Fuji and all volcanoes in Japanese mythology; she is also the 'blossom princess' and symbol of delicate earthly life. She is often considered an avatar of Japanese life, especially since her symbol is the cherry blossom (sakura).
Shinto shrines have been built on Mount Fuji for Sakuya-hime, collectively known as the Sengen shrines. It is believed that she will keep Mount Fuji from erupting, but shrines to her at Mount Kirishima have been repeatedly destroyed by volcanic eruptions. She is also known for having torn up the Yatsugatake Mountains because one was higher than Mount Fuji.