Amatsumara ORIGIN: Japan CLASSIFICATION: Kami Uzume didn’t lure Amaterasu out of her cave alone; she had help. The mirror used to entrance Amaterasu didn’t appear out of thin air, nor was it
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 after her. As he didn’t yet comprehend death—a
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
Ugajin is the lord of prosperity, wealth, destiny, and having enough to eat. He has dominion over food, especially rice. Ugajin is venerated beside Benten at her shrine in Kamakura, Japan—a shrine
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
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
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
Izanami August Female; The Female Who Is Invited ALSO KNOWN AS: Izanami-no-mikoto ORIGIN: Japan According to the creation saga told in the Japanese epics, the Kojiki and the Nihonshoki, in the beginning
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