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木花 咲耶姫 (このはなさくやひめ)
Konohana-Sakuyahime
Konohana-no-Sakuyahime (木花 之 佐久夜毘売)
Konohana-Sakuyahime
Lady Sengen (浅間様)

More Alternative Spellings

Sakuyahime WaHH

Species

God

Age

Thousands

Location

Mount Fuji

Appearances
Print Works

Konohana-Sakuyahime (木花 咲耶姫), also referred to as Sakuyahime for short, is a Shinto goddess who appears in Chapter 4 of Cage in Lunatic Runagate, in a flashback told by Fujiwara no Mokou.

General Information

Personality

Character Design

Origin

In Japanese mythology, Konohana-no-Sakuyahime (木花之開耶姫) is the goddess of Mount Fuji and the daughter of the mountain god Ohoyamatsumi. She is the blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life whose image is that of the sakura.

The wife of Ninigi-no-Mikoto, they met at the seashore and fell in love. Ninigi asked Sakuyahime's father for her hand in marriage, but his other daughter, the rock-princess Iwanagahime, was offered instead. Ninigi refused, and Ohoyamatsumi relented. Ninigi taking Sakuyahime instead of Iwanagahime is said to be the reason why human lives are short and fleeting, like sakura blossoms, rather than enduring and long-lasting.

Name

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Her full name in the Touhou series is Konohana-Sakuyahime (木花 咲耶姫).

The way her name is written in Tohuou differs from how it is written in folklore. In folklore, her name is usually written as Konohana-Sakuyahime (木花咲耶姫) or Konohana-no-Sakuyahime (木花開耶姫).

She is also sometimes called Sengen (浅間). This name was originally read as Asama, which means volcano.

Design

Sakuyahime has long (at least hip-length) dark hair.

Sakuyahime's Appearances

Curiosities of Lotus Asia

Konohana-Sakuyahime is first mentioned in Curiosities of Lotus Asia. Rinnosuke mentions her as not only the goddess of mountains, but of sake.

Cage in Lunatic Runagate

According to Keine, she is a water deity who calms volcanoes, originally read as Lady Asama, and then Lady Sengen. Her older sister was Princess Iwanagahime, the God of immortality, who resided on Mount Yatsugatake, or Youkai Mountain.

At some point, as said by Keine, there was a contest to see which was higher, Fuji or Yatsugatake. Yatsugatake won, but Sakuyahime couldn't stand there being a mountain higher than hers, so she broke apart Yatsugatake. However, since Iwanagahime was tired of her sister's attitude, she moved to Yatsugatake, causing Fuji's inextinguishable flame to disappear since Iwanagahime had control of the unchanging.

Years later, following orders from the Emperor, Iwakasa and his men were to dispose of the Hourai Elixir by flinging it into the mouth of Mount Fuji. However, while being followed by Fujiwara no Mokou, Sakuyahime appeared before Iwakasa, and warned them not to do so, for it would cause Fuji to become active again. They spent the night on the mountain, but Sakuyahime awoke Mokou and Iwakasa and claimed that the men had started killing each other over the elixir, although Mokou speculated to Keine that she thought Sakuyahime had killed them herself. Sakuyahime directed them toward Iwanagahime on Yatsugatake, which was more equipped to deal with the Hourai Elixir, but with Sakuyahime's words ringing in her head, Mokou robbed and supposedly killed Iwakasa halfway down Fuji.

Wild and Horned Hermit

Sakuyahime is briefly mentioned in Wild and Horned Hermit, where she is referred to as the main god of sake.

Relationships

Iwanagahime

Sakuyahime is the younger sister of Iwanagahime.

Minor Relationships

Fujiwara no Mokou and Iwakasa

Sakuyahime met Moukou and Iwakasa during the events described by Moukou's flashback in Cage in Lunatic Runagate, Chapter 4.

Additional Information

  • Today, there are many Asama shrines (around 1300) dedicated to Mount Fuji and Konohana-no-Sakuyahime.

Official Sources

Official sources