Azumi-no-isora

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Azumi-no-isora (阿曇磯良) is a Shinto kami of the seashore. He is considered to be the ancestor of the Azumi people. He is worshiped at a number of shrines, including Mekari Shrine (和布刈神社) of Kitakyushu, Shikaumi Shrine on Shika Island,^[1] and Shiga Shrine (志賀神社) of Tsushima.

Azumi-no-isora is considered a (lesser) sea deity hired as navigator to bring the emissary Takenouchi no Sukune to the Dragon King (i.e., Dragon God, Ryūjin) in the late legend regarding the loan of the tide jewels to Empress Jingū,^[2] attested in various foundation myth documents of the Hachiman cult.^[3][a]

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