国魂神くにたまのかみ

noun

god of the land; tutelary deity of a country

Archaic Shinto term for a deity that governs or protects a specific territory or nation. Rare in modern usage outside historical or mythological contexts.

• 古こ事じ記きには国くに魂たまの神かみが国くにの守しゅ護ご神しんとして登とう場じょうする。

  In the Kojiki, the god of the land appears as a guardian deity of the country.