Tajimamori

Illustration by Kikuchi Yōsai, from Zenken Kojitsu

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Emperor Suinin commanded Tajimamori get a magical fruit called Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value).. To find it he went to Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value).,[1] after ten years he returned but Suinin was dead already. Tajimamori gave half of his branches to Suinin's widow and half to his tomb and then died.


Tajimamori is worshipped as the god of sweets in Nakashima Shrine [ja] in Hyōgo Prefecture. He is mainly worshipped by people who make candy.

References

  1. "Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細". 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム (in 日本語). Retrieved 2023-03-10.