According to Japanese beliefs, Each type of flower has only one guardian fairy. If not the fairy of the flower will be the fairy of the leaves.
But the beauty of the Hikanbana made both of the fairy petition to the goddess Amaterasu, the great sun goddess in the heavenly realm. Let's both take care of Hikanbana together. Because they both fell in love with each other. But It is against the law of heaven accordingly to Japanese beliefs belief, The goddess then punished them by cursing them to be separated forever. not to have a day to meet again.

It is believed that a fairy was reincarnated as Hikanbana. while the other one was born into a 'manjusake' flower, which looks the same but is spotless white. They can be found mostly in shrines or temples. This is different from the hikanbana that is often found in cemeteries. And that made the two flowers look like they were in different worlds. One side is with death. while the other flower was in the area of ​​a noble god.