After Izanami died in childbirth while giving birth to Hinokagutsuchi, Izanagi crawled towards her and cried. His tears formed Nakisawame. She is believed to be a kami of water, specifically the mountain spring waters at her place of enshrinement in Nara. Due to her name, it's also thought that she is the origin of nakime, an older tradition where women were hired to attend funerals and cry for the decreased.[1]
出身地：日本 イザナギ神が、妻であるイザナミ女神と死別したときに流した涙から生まれた女神。 イザナミは火神ヒノカグツチを生んだことがもとで命を落としたが、これを悲しんだイザナギは遺体に取りついて泣いた。彼が流した涙はナキサワメになった。 この女神は大和の香久山のふもとに住むとされる。 ナキサワメが生まれた背景として、葬式の時に雇われては泣く「泣き女」という昔の風習があったものと考えられる。Translation: Place of origin: Japan A goddess born from the tears shed by the god Izanagi over the death of his wife, the goddess Izanami. Izanami lost her life as a result of her giving birth to the fire god Hi-no-Kagutsuchi, and Izanagi, sorrowed by this, clung to her body and wept. The tears he shed became Nakisawame. This goddess is said to reside at the foot of Mount Kaguyama in Yamato. It is thought that the background for the birth of Nakisawame may come from the old custom of "weeping women" hired to weep during funerals.
Nakisawame appears frequently in the Dark Realm of the Capital, offering to heal Raidou and his demons for a fee of yen. If he refuses, Nakisawame will begin crying, lamenting that he is going to die.
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ナキサワメ
Nakisawame
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↑泣沢女神. Retrieved 2023. The Kojiki Center at Kokugakuin University. Database.
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