Shiramba Kamuy

Shiramba Kamuy is the Ainu kamuy (god) of wood, grains, and other forms of vegetation. He is therefore also the kamuy of many household tools, which contain wood. He is sometimes portrayed as the brother of Hash-inau-uk Kamuy, the goddess of the hunt.

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