Ishi (Ox)
Associated Shrines
Ushijima Jinja Sumida Ward in Tokyo Prefecture
Kitano Tenmangu Kamigyo Ward in Kyoto City
The ox is often seen as the messenger of the gods Susanoo and Sugahara no Michizane.
It's said that because it's considered to `Gozutenno` is the same god with Susanoo, and because Michizane's date of birth and date of death fell on `the day of the Ox`. Also, Michizane was helped by a white ox because, it is said, he cared about it very much.
*Translted from the original in Nihon no Kamisama Taizen.
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