A god of the house and silkworms worshiped in northeast Japan. The goshintai is usually made of a pair of idols made from mulberry bark or bamboo, dressed in clothing called osendaku, and have faces painted or carved into them. In the festival for Oshira-sama, "Oshira-sama Asobi", a blind priestess known as an itako chants phrases while moving the two goshintai around. The phrases include the origin of Oshira-sama and the beginning of silkworms.