Princess Kaya/Origin

{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 660px;" Princess Kaya, or Kaya no Hime, is the deity of plants and grassland and is also known as the Kojiki Nozuchi-no-kami. She was born from the relationship between Hayaakitsuhiko and Hayaakitsuhime when the following gods were born. She married the god of the mountains, and had eight children Ōyamatsumi grouped into four pairs. Her name "Kaya" means bush. In the Sanctuary Tarumaeyama (Tomakoma, Hokkaido prefecture) pays tribute with Ōyamatsumi and Kukunochi, god of trees. It also pays tribute at the Shrine Kayatsu (Jimokuji, Ama District, Aichi Prefecture), being the only one in Japan where he was offering with tsukemono (pickled vegetables).