is a shinto kami of the seashore. He is considered to be the ancestor of the Azumi people. He is worshiped at a number of shrines, including of Kitakyushu, Shika no Umi shrine on Shika Island, and of Tsushima. Azumi-no-isora is considered a (lesser) sea deity hired as navigator to bring the emissary Takenouchi no Sukune to the Dragon King (i.e., Dragon God, Ryūjin) in the late legend regarding the loan of the tide jewels to Empress Jingū, attested in various foundation myth documents of the Hachiman cult. Explanatory notes References Bibliography e-text version Japanese gods Shinto kami