![]() ![]() Susanoo-no-Mikoto ( 須佐之男命 or 素戔嗚尊) is a god of storms, as well as the ruler of the sea in some cases.He is a dragon, as well as god of the sea. Ryūjin ( 龍神) Some traditions consider him and Ōwatatsumi as the same god.As with the latter, Raijin is usually depicted as an oni. Raijin ( 雷神) is the god of thunder and lightning and is often paired with Fūjin.Omoikane ( 思兼) The deity of wisdom and intelligence, who is always called upon to "ponder" and give good counsel in the deliberations of the heavenly deities.Ōkuninushi ( 大国主) A god of nation-building, farming, business, and medicine.But, it appears that the two were separate kami. Ōmononushi ( 大物主神) in the Nihongi, Ōmononushi was considered an alternate name for Ōkuninushi.His great-grandson was Kan'yamato Iwarebiko, later known as Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan. Ninigi-no-Mikoto ( 瓊瓊杵尊) Commonly called Ninigi, he was the grandson of Amaterasu.They are often identified with Ukanomitama and Buddhist deity Dakiniten. Their messengers and symbolic animal are foxes. Inari Ōkami ( 稲荷大神) The god or goddess of rice and fertility.His symbolic animal and messenger is the dove. Originally an agricultural deity, he later became the guardian of the Minamoto clan. Hachiman ( 八幡神) is the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people.He is often depicted as an oni with a bag slung over his back. Fūjin ( 風神) Also known as Kaze-no-kami, he is the Japanese god of the wind and one of the eldest Shinto gods, said to have been present at the creation of the world.Ame-no-Uzume ( 天宇受売命 or 天鈿女命) Commonly called Uzume, she is the goddess of dawn and revelry in Shinto.For many reasons, one among them being her ties to the Imperial family, she is often considered (though not officially) to be the "primary god" of Shinto. Her name means "Shines from Heaven" or "the great kami who shine Heaven". Amaterasu-Ōmikami ( 天照大神), she is the goddess of the sun as well as the purported ancestress of the Imperial Household of Japan.Major kami The Amaterasu-Ōmikami emerges from the Heavenly Rock Cave Shunsai Toshimasa ( 春斎年昌) Many of these are from Shinto, while others were imported via Buddhism or Taoism and were "integrated" into Japanese mythology and folklore. This is a list of divinities native to Japanese beliefs and religious traditions. ![]()
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