Emperor Ōjin
In present form of Shinto, Hachiman is the divine spirit of Emperor Ōjin. Emperor Kinmei (欽明天皇, "Kinmei-tennō") in his Regnal Year 32 (571 AD) handed down that deified Emperor Ōjin was revealed for the first time to the land of Usa (宇佐の地) - present-day city of Usa, in Oita Prefecture, where he became the patron deity of this city, along with a lesser Shinto female deity "Himegami" (比売神) and the Emperor's mother, Empress Jingū, which the trio known as Hachiman Mikami (八幡三神) is enshrined.