Oto Tachibana-hime accompanied Yamato Takeru as his wife on the eastern campaign, crossing the wild provinces of Musashi and Sagami at his side until the sea at Kazusa Bay demanded her life for his passage.
Oto Tachibana-hime spread mats of sedge and silk upon the storm-churned waves and stepped off the ship into the sea, offering her life to calm the waters for Yamato Takeru's fleet — seven days later, her comb washed ashore, the only thing the sea returned.
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