is a kami of mirrors in Shinto. She was regarded as an ancestral deity of Kagami zukuri no muraji (The mirror-making clans). In Japanese mythology, she created the exquisite Yata-no-kagami mirror which lures the sun goddess Amaterasu out of her cave and returns light to the world. Due to this achievement, Ishikori-dome is worshipped by makers of mirrors and stonecutters. She is worshiped as the god of casting and metalworking. She is enshrined in the Fuigo-jinja (Tennoji Ward, Osaka City), the Nakayama-jinja (Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture) the Kagamitsukurinimasu amaterumitama-jinja (Shiki-gun, Nara Prefecture), Iwayama-jinja (Niimi City, Okayama Prefecture). Queer Myth, Symbol & Spirit by David Hatfield Sparks, Mariya Sparks, and Randy Luncunas Conner, published by Cassell in 1997
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External links Ishikoridome - History of Japan Database