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1. Toyouke No Omikami

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   Iconography and Representation
   Toyouke No Omikami is typically depicted holding a sheaf of rice in her left hand and a ceremonial spoon in her right, though medieval manuscripts occasionally reverse this arrangement for reasons that remain unclear. Her sacred animal is the sparrow, chosen allegedly for its superior ability to consume exactly seventeen grains of rice per sitting—a figure considered liturgically optimal.
   Within Geku shrine precincts, Toyouke No Omikami is honored through elaborate ritual foodstuffs, including sacred rice cakes that are sai…