Mikumari-no-Kami

is a Japanese goddess. She is worshipped at Uda Mikumari Shrine and Yoshino Mikumari Shrine. Due to a pun she is associated with pregnancy and childbirth, because  means childcare, and because of Amniotic fluid.

The most famous shrine for her is Yoshino Mikumari Shrine. Such shrines are frequently found in mountains and linked to Buddhism through Shinbutsu-shūgō. The word  means water distribution. 

Because she is a goddess of water distribution, people pray to her for help with irrigation. The god Suijin helps with other water things like Sewage treatment, avoiding drowning, and help with fishing.

She has two versions Ame-no-Mikumari-no-Kami, for collecting water from rain, and Kuni-no-Mikumari-no-Kam, for collecting water from springs. In some traditions both are seen as children of Hayaakitsuhiko and Hayaakitsuhime .

In other versions there is a Mikumari for every river or spring. 
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 Suijin

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Category:Gods and goddesses of Japan