猿さる田た彦ひこ

noun

Sarutahiko; Sarutahiko-no-Ōkami

A Shinto deity associated with guidance, crossroads, and the earthly kami. Often depicted with a long nose and a red face.

• 猿さる田た彦ひこは天てん孫そん降こう臨りんの際さいに道みち案あん内ないをした神かみ様さまです。

  Sarutahiko is the deity who guided the heavenly grandson during his descent to earth.

• 神じん社じゃの境けい内だいに猿さる田た彦ひこの石せき像ぞうが立たっている。

  A stone statue of Sarutahiko stands in the shrine grounds.