Kuebiko
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Kuebiko (久延毘古?) is a shinto kami of knowledge, studies and agriculture.
In Japanese mythology, he appears in a tale of Ōkuninushi. When Ōkuninushi stood at Cape Miho in Izumo, a small kami arrived across the ocean. But nobody knew his name. Therefore, a toad said "Kuebiko should know his name, because he knows everything of the world." Kuebiko was called and answered, "His name is Sukunabikona, a child of Kami-musubi."
In fact, he is a kakashi (scarecrow). Because he stands all day outdoors, he knows everything.
He is worshiped at Kuebiko Shrine, a subordinate shrine (massha) of Ōmiwa Shine in Sakurai, Nara.
