Before revision: Origins According to Kunio Yanagita, she was originally a priestess of the Suwa Shrine called Nonou (from the call or scripture), and traveled around the country as a preacher of the Suwa faith.柳田國男『定本 柳田國男集 第22巻』207頁 The Fall to Prostitution As her passion for the gods faded, she established a community of shrine maidens around the village of Nezu, and according to Yanagida, she later wandered around again as a shrine maiden performing Mediumship In many places, she is called Manchi or Mannichi (from Mannihyo), Nonou, Tabi-niro (Niigata), Iinawa or Iitsuna (under Kyoto Prefecture), Kongarasama (Okayama Prefecture, because her dance resembles Whirligig beetle), Oshihe, Tohjibanashi (Shimane Prefecture), Naoshi (Hiroshima Prefecture), and Naoshi (Hiroshima Prefecture).
After revision: Origins According to Kunio Yanagita, she was originally a priestess of the Suwa Shrine called Nonou (from the call or scripture), and traveled around the country as a preacher of the Suwa faith.柳田國男『定本 柳田國男集 第22巻』207頁 Beginning of prostitution As her passion for the gods faded, she established a community of shrine maidens around the village of Nezu, and according to Yanagida, she later wandered around again as a shrine maiden performing Mediumship In many places, she is called Manchi or Mannichi (from Mannihyo), Nonou, Tabi-niro (Niigata), Iinawa or Iitsuna (under Kyoto Prefecture), Kongarasama (Okayama Prefecture, because her dance resembles Whirligig beetle), Oshihe, Tohjibanashi (Shimane Prefecture), Naoshi (Hiroshima Prefecture), and Naoshi (Hiroshima Prefecture).