Yametsuhime* Shrine 八女津媛神社 is where the name yame** 八女 comes from. The shrine was rebuild in 1988 due to a damage from rockfall but before that this is what the shrine looked like.
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* The name Yametsuhime is used for one of Kurihara Tea’s product: Kurihara Tea #06: Imperial Sencha Yame Tsuhime
** Yame is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, where the Kurihara Tea Farm is located.

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