deity/index

The Shinto god of archery and war, identified with Emperor Ojin (15th emperor).

Collective name for the female deity enshrined together with Hachiman as one of

Consort of Emperor Chuai (14th) and mother of Emperor Ojin / Hachiman. The Nihon

Heian-period scholar-statesman (845–903). Favored by emperors Uda and Daigo, he

The youngest of the three Munakata goddesses (Tagorihime, Tagitsuhime, Ichikishi

The supreme god of mountains and a son of Izanagi and Izanami. His daughter Kono

Collective name for the deities of the three Kumano Grand Shrines — Hongu Taisha

Collective name for three deities — Uka-no-Mitama-no-Kami (the spirit of rice),

Daughter of Oyamatsumi and wife of the heavenly grandson Ninigi. When Ninigi dou

The supreme deity of Japanese mythology — sun goddess and ancestress of the impe

The only native Japanese member of the Seven Lucky Gods. The Kojiki and Nihon Sh

The creator god of Japanese mythology. Together with his wife Izanami, he churne

Mother of the creation alongside her husband Izanagi, she bore the islands of Ja

Great kami of the land of Izumo, said to be descended from Susanoo-no-Mikoto. He

The storm-god born from Izanagi's nose as one of the three precious children. Br

The principal deity of the Outer Shrine (Geku) of Ise Jingu — the Toyouke Daijin

Prince Ousu (the "Little Pestle"), son of Emperor Keiko (the 12th emperor), is t

The tiny deity of knowledge and medicine — son of Kami-Musubi in the Kojiki and

The principal deity of Kashima Jingu in Ibaraki (the first shrine of Hitachi Pro

The principal deity of Katori Jingu in Chiba — the first shrine of Shimosa Provi

The principal deity of Suwa Taisha in Nagano — the first shrine of Shinano Provi

The mountain-god of Mt. Hiei, principal deity of the Higashi-Hongu at Hiyoshi Ta

The ancestral deity of the Nakatomi and Fujiwara clans, principal deity of the t

The divine title granted to Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616), founder of the Edo shog

The divine mother of Emperor Jimmu in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. A daughter of

Collective name for the Sumiyoshi deities: Sokotsutsu-no-O, Nakatsutsu-no-O, and

The supreme deity in the opening passage of the Kojiki — the first kami to appea

The dragon-god of waters, revered since antiquity as the deity of rain-making, c

The consort-goddess of Suwa Taisha, wife of Takeminakata-no-Kami. She is the pri

Grandson of Amaterasu Omikami and great-grandfather of Emperor Jimmu. He is the

The guide-deity who stood at the Eight Crossroads of Heaven (Ame-no-Yachimata) t

The consort of Yamato Takeru and daughter of Hozumi-no-Oshiyama-no-Sukune. Hers

The deity who, in the myth of Amaterasu's concealment in the Heavenly Rock Cave,

The 16th emperor of Japan (early fifth century). Son of Emperor Ojin (Hachiman),

The goddess of Mount Hakusan, enshrined as the principal deity of Shirayama-Hime

Daughter of the sea-god Watatsumi and elder sister of Tamayori-hime. She married

Second son of the five male deities born from Amaterasu's magatama jewel during

The fire-deity, son of Izanagi and Izanami. The Kojiki writes his name as Hi-no-

The deity who, in the Heavenly Rock Cave myth, performed the sacred rites alongs

The collective divine name for the spirits of the soldiers, military civilians,

The divine title of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598), the daimyo who completed Jap

The 81st emperor of Japan (1178-1185). First son of Emperor Takakura and grandso

The 75th emperor of Japan (1119-1164). First son of Emperor Toba, he grew up in

The first of the Seven Generations of the Age of the Gods in the Nihon Shoki, th

The moon-deity, one of the three precious children born from Izanagi's right eye

The collective name for the deities who rule the sea; in the Kojiki and Nihon Sh

The collective term for the deity that protects the land where a person was born

One of the Three Deities of Creation (Zoka-no-Sanjin) in the Kojiki and Nihon Sh

The deity of the sea's life-force, revered from antiquity as the god of navigati

The historical founder of Buddhism. Born around the 5th century BCE as Prince Ga

Lord of the Western Pure Land (Sukhavati). His names — Amitabha ('Infinite Light

The supreme Buddha of Shingon esoteric Buddhism, embodying the cosmos itself. Hi

Lord of the Eastern Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli, 'the Medicine King' (I-Ō) — a Bud

A form of principal object of worship used in Nichiren-lineage temples, combinin

The Future Buddha who will descend to this world 5.67 billion years after Shakya

The bodhisattva of boundless compassion who immediately responds to the cries of

The bodhisattva who vowed to save every being of the Six Realms — hell, hungry g

The "Treasure House of the Void" — the bodhisattva whose inexhaustible wisdom an

The foremost of the Five Wisdom Kings in Shingon and Tendai esoteric Buddhism —

The principal object of worship in Shugendo (Japanese mountain asceticism), ensh

The singular cult name of Tamonten, the Northern Guardian of the Four Heavenly K

A goddess deriving from both Buddhism and Hinduism — Sanskrit Hariti. Originally

A Buddhist guardian deity derived from the Hindu god Ganesha (an elephant-headed

The Hindu river goddess Sarasvatī, transmitted to Japan via Buddhism. Originally