Ukemochi
Sign in to savethumb | right | Kagoshima Jingu Overseas Hoshoku Shrine , commonly known as , the daughter of the deities Izanagi and Izanami, is a goddess of food in Japan and appears as a dema deity. Ukemochi is referred to as both male and female in different contexts. When shown in other forms, Ukemochi takes the shape of a fox.
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thumb | right | Kagoshima Jingu Overseas Hoshoku Shrine , commonly known as , the daughter of the deities Izanagi and Izanami, is a goddess of food in Japan and appears as a dema deity. Ukemochi is referred to as both male and female in different contexts. When shown in other forms, Ukemochi takes the shape of a fox.
Ōgetsu-hime/Ukemochi is married to , the son of Toshigami through his wife in the Kojiki, making Hayamato her great-grandnephew through her brother Ōyamatsumi. In some legends, Ukemochi is also married to Inari Ōkami; in others, she is Inari.