Azumi-no-isora

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Azumi-no-isora (阿曇磯良?) is a shinto kami of the seashore. He is considered to be an ancestor of the Azumi family. He is worshiped at Mekari Shrine (和布刈神社?) of Kitakyushu, Shiga Shrine (志賀神社?) of Tsushima, and so on.

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