Tsukiyomi : His Augustness; Moon Night Possessor After the primordial mother Izanami died while giving birth to the fire kami, her brother/lover/ alter ego Izanagi travelled to Yomi, the realm of death
Inari, spirit of abundance, fertility, growth, and rice, may be Japan’s most popular kami. Over one-third of all Shinto shrines are dedicated to Inari, and that’s not counting innumerable roadside and domestic shrines plus those set up in rice fields.
Uzume ALSO KNOWN AS: Ama-no-Uzume ORIGIN: Japan CLASSIFICATION: Kami When the despairing sun goddess Amaterasu barricaded herself in a cave, the world plunged into darkness. Try as they might, none of the
Ukemochi ORIGIN: Japan CLASSIFICATION: Kami Ukemochi is the kami who created food; she is the literal source of food on Earth. According to legend, Amaterasu sent her brother Tsuki-Yomi, Kami of the
Tenjin ORIGIN: Japan CLASSIFICATION: Kami Tenjin is patron of literature, learning, scholarship, and education. His shrines are visited regularly by students and their parents who wish to invoke his aid or thank
SUKUNAHIKO : THE SMALL MAN OF RENOWN; SHORT MAN SPIRIT One of the most powerful Japanese deities is about the size of Tom Thumb. Sukunahiko is the tiny kami who helped Okuninushi
Suijin ALSO KNOWN AS: Suiten; Mizu no Kamisama; Ame no Minakanushi CLASSIFICATION: Kami Suijin is the goddess of water and ruler of all spirits associated with water. She also has dominion over
Sarutahiko ALSO KNOWN AS: Saruta-hiko ORIGIN: Japan CLASSIFICATION: Kami Amaterasu, chief of the celestial kami, sent her grandson Ninigi to Earth to rule over Japan. All the earthly kami submitted to Ninigi’s
Okuninushi Great Lord of the Country; Great Land Master; Prince of Plenty; The Great Landlord; The Celestial Matchmaker ALSO KNOWN AS: Onamuchi; Okuni Nushi; O-Kuni-Nushi; Daikoku Sama CLASSIFICATION: Kami Okuninushi is the
Konohana Sakkuya Hime ALSO KNOWN AS: Konohanasakuya; Sengensama ORIGIN: Japan CLASSIFICATION: Kami Konohana Sakkuya Hime is the presiding spirit of Japan’s Mount Fuji and the kami of blossoming cherry trees. The younger
Kanayago The Iron Worker’s Child ORIGIN: Japan CLASSIFICATION: Kami Kanayago, a celestial kami, stepped off the moon tree intending to deliver a treatise, “A Secret Writing about Iron Mountain” but her foot
Koyasu ALSO KNOWN AS: Koyasu-sama; Koyasu-gami: Koyasu Kannon ORIGIN: Japan CLASSIFICATION: Kami; Bosatsu Koyasu protects children and facilitates safe, easy, successful childbirth. Koyasu-sama is another name for Konohana Sak kuya Hime, Goddess
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