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"Sakai Karamatsu-sama" - A god of matchmaking, fertility, safe childbirth, and protecting women throughout their lives [Akita Prefecture University].

Table of Contents1. The 160-meter long approach to Karamatsu Shrine lined with old cedar trees2. A remnant of Shinto-Buddhist syncretism? Karamatsuyama Tenhigu Shrine3. The unique structure of Karamatsu Shrine's worship hall4. "Sakai no Karamatsu-sama," the god of matchmaking, fertility, and safe childbirth...