Ukanomitama

Ukanomitama-no-Kami
Goddess of food and agriculture
Heian period statue of Ukanomitama at Ozu Shrine in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture
Other namesUkanomitama-no-Mikoto (倉稲魂命)

Mikura-no-Kami (御倉神)

Miketsukami (御食津神, 三狐神)
Japanese宇迦之御魂神
Major cult centerFushimi Inari Taisha, Kasama Inari Shrine, Yūtoku Inari Shrine and others
TextsKojiki, Nihon Shoki and others
Genealogy
ParentsSusanoo-no-Mikoto and Kamuōichihime (Kojiki)
Izanagi and Izanami (Nihon Shoki)
SiblingsŌtoshi (Kojiki)

Ukanomitama (宇迦之御魂神 – Mighty Soul of Sustenance[1] - Kojiki) (倉稲魂命 - Nihongi) is a kami in classical Japanese mythology, associated with food and agriculture, often identified with Inari, the deity of rice.

  1. ^ "Ukanomitama • A History of Japan - 日本歴史". A History of Japan - 日本歴史. Retrieved 2021-09-11.