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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.

Appearance

Being a spirit, Tsuyu has what seems to be an eternally youthful appearance. She has long, straight dark brown hair, styled in bangs over her forehead. Her bangs are parted in the middle, revealing a red mark resembling a plum blossom located on the middle of her forehead. Tsuyu's eyes are purple and her lips are colored red.

Despite her unique circumstances and relation to Tenjin, Tsuyu dresses in a red hakama over a white kimono - the same miko garbs Tenjin's shinki wear.

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.

In Japanese Lore

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.

Relationships

Tenjin: Not only does she love him, but has served as a protector to his shrine through the centuries they have spent together, to the point that in the manga she defends the shrine from an Ayakashi that had sneaked its way in by using a human child as its vessel.

Sakura: Its shown that both care for each other- to the point that when Sakura runs away from Yaboku, Tsuyu is the one that gives advice to her; explaining some of the aspects behind Tenjin's violent past and wrathful days when he became a god.

Trivia

  • The word Tsuyu (梅雨) as a compound word in Japanese used to refer to the country's rainy season, taking place from early June till mid-July.
    • The kanji characters the word is comprised of are 梅 - "plum", and 雨 - "rain".
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