The Kuzuryu Ōgami of Mount Togakushi is venerated as a water deity pacified through subjugation and transformed into a benevolent god. Medieval accounts center on a tale of pacification and sanctification by a figure known as Gakumon, after which the deity became revered as Kuzuryu Gongen, a principal icon for rainmaking, integrated into the rites of shrine attendants and Shugendō practitioners. It is said to favor pears as offerings, and from the early modern period was believed to cure toothache and bless marriages. Its representations vary by era—divine statue, serpent form, or dragon form—and it is linked to rock grottoes, springs, and ravines. As a guardian of local water sources and a symbol of agricultural stability, its tempestuous aspects are understood to be soothed through requiem rites and festivals. Even without mixing with Echizen traditions of the Black and White Dragons, it shares the essential functions of a water god, governing rain, river levels, and community livelihood.