Kappa
Kappa ALSO KNOWN AS: Kawako (River Child) ORIGIN: Japan CLASSIFICATION: Suijin Kappa are Japanese water spirits who live in family groups near sources of fresh…
Kamui
Kamui ORIGIN: Ainu (Japan) The Kamui are the spirits of the Ainu people, an indigenous ethnic group of Japan. The word Kamui is very similar…
Uzume
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.…
Ukemochi
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…
Ugajin
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…
Tsukiyomi
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…
Tenjin
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…
Sukunahiko
SUKUNAHIKO : THE SMALL MAN OF RENOWN; SHORT MAN SPIRIT One of the most powerful Japanese deities is about the size of Tom Thumb. Sukunahiko…
Suijin
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…
Sarutahiko
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.…