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
Jizo : Earth Treasure;Womb of the Earth The Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha arrived in Japan with Buddhism in the eighth century but became exceedingly popular in the tenth. At some point, the female Ksitigarbha
Yokai : Bewitching Apparitions Yokai are spirits of Japan, a vast category incorporating thousands of different spirits of all kinds, some anonymous but many with individual names and agendas. Yokai are essentially
Chimata is lord of the crossroads, highways, byways, and footpaths. He is an ancient phallic spirit. Phallic images representing him or meant to propitiate him are traditionally placed at crossroads. In addition
Kajishin ORIGIN: Japan CLASSIFICATION: Kami Kajishin is the kami of ironworking and smithcraft. In Japan, as elsewhere, ironworkers doubled as shamans (or at least were perceived as such). This is especially true
Awashima ORIGIN: Japan CLASSIFICATION: Kami Festival: 3 March Harisaijo, Amaterasu’s daughter, was married to Sumiyoshi, kami of the sea, fishermen, and poetry. She developed what is usually euphemistically referred to as a
AMATERASU : THE ONE WHO MAKES THE HEAVENS SHINE; HEAVEN-ILLUMINATING GREAT DEITY Amaterasu is the beautiful, radiant kami of the sun, but she is more than just the shining sun: she is
SUSANO’O : THE RAGING MALE; THE COURAGEOUS IMPETUOUS MALE Susano’o, Lord of Water, Storms, and Thunder, is Amaterasu’s wild brother. It was his violence that sent Amaterasu fleeing to her cave. Simplified
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