Sarutahiko
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Sarutahiko Ohkami (猿田毘古神), is a kami, a deity of the Japanese religion of Shinto.
Sarutahiko Ohkami is a powerful guardian kami who is enshrined at Tsubaki Jinja in Mie Prefecture and at Sarutahiko Jinja in Ise. In the Kojiki, he is the leader of the earthly kami and the one who greets Ninigi-no-Mikoto, the grandson of Amaterasu, the Sun goddess, when he descends from Takamagahara. He is depicted as a towering man with a large beard, jeweled spear, and long nose. At first he is unwilling to yield his realm until persuaded by Ama-no-Uzume no Mikoto, the kami of dance and the arts, whom he later marries. Sarutahiko Ohkami is seen as a symbol of strength and guidance, which is why he is the patron of martial arts such as aikido.
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