Tsuyu (梅雨) is the spirit of a plum tree who has lived with Tenjin for 1,000 years. She is not a shinki, but rather stays with Tenjin out of a lasting love. Because she is a tree spirit, she is able to communicate with other trees.
Personality
Tsuyu is always calm and level-headed. She is loyal and protective of Tenjin, remaining by his side even during his violent early years. Her manner of speech is very old-fashioned.
Trivia
Tsuyu is based on the legend of Tobiume ("The Flying Plum"). It is said that after Sugawara no Michizane was exiled from Kyoto, he yearned so much for his plum tree that it uprooted itself and flew to his shrine at Dazaifu Tenmangu, where it has remained for 1,000 years. It sits at the right hand of the main shrine and is always the first to bloom.