Jinushigami (地主神), also known as jigami (地神), tochigami (土地神), chi no kami (地の神; also read as ji no kami), or jinushisama (地主様), are Shinto folk deities, or kami, of an area of land (the name literally means "land-master-kami"). Their history goes back to at least the 9th century and possibly earlier.
Jinushigami (地主神), also known as jigami (地神), tochigami (土地神), chi no kami (地の神; also read as ji no kami), or jinushisama (地主様), are Shinto folk deities, or kami, of an area of land (the name literally means "land-master-kami"). Their history goes back to at least the 9th century and possibly earlier.
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