Small Kamakura Shrine made of snow with offerings to the Water God, Suijin, during the Yokote Kamakura Winter Festival

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Suijin (水神 water god?) is the Shinto god of water in Japan. The term Suijin (literally water people or water deity) refers to the heavenly and earthly manifestations of the benevolent Shinto divinity of water. But it also refers to a wide variety of mythological and magical creatures found in lakes, ponds, springs and wells, including serpents (snakes and dragons), eels, fish, turtles, and the flesh-eating kappa. As The God of Water, Mizu no Kamisama, Mizugami, or Suijinsama, he is widely revered in Japan.

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Size: 4976px × 2800px
Location: Asahikawa 1 Chome, Yokote-shi, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Photo credit: © Moonie's World / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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