Toyouke-hime

Toyouke-hime is the goddess of agriculture, industry, food, clothing, and houses in the Shinto religion. Originally enshrined in the Tanba region of Japan, she was called to reside at Gekū, Ise Shrine, about 1,500 years ago at the age of Emperor Yūryaku to offer sacred food to Amaterasu Ōmikami, the Sun Goddess.

While popular as Toyouke-Ōhmikami presently, her name has been transcribed using Chinese characters in several manners including Toyouke bime no kami (豊宇気毘売神) in the "Kojiki", while there is no entry about her in the "Nihon Shoki". Literally, her name means "Luxuriant-food Princess" kami.

Several alternative transcription and names are attributed to this goddess including Toyouke-Okami, Toyouke-Ōmikami, Toyoukebime no kami (豊受気媛神), Toyuuke no kami (登由宇気神), Toyouka no Menokami (止与宇可乃売神), Toyuke no Ōkami (等由気太神), and Toyohirume (とよひるめ). God and goddess thought to be identical to Toyouke-Ōhmikami are a god Ōmonoimi-no-kami (ja:大物忌神) and a goddess Toyooka hime (豊岡姫).

There is a separate shrine dedicated to Toyouke's Ara-mitama, or Toyouke-Ōmikami no Ara-mitama (豊受大御神荒魂) called Takanomiya (Takamiya) inside Gekū. She is worshipped at Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine