List of Japanese deities
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This is a list of divinities native to Japanese beliefs and religious traditions. Many of these are from Shinto, while others were imported via Buddhism and were "integrated" into Japanese mythology and folklore.
Kotoamatsukami
Ame no Minakanushi (天之御中主神) – Lord of the August Center of Heaven
Takamimusubi (高御産巣日神) – Exalted Generative Force
Kamimusubi (神産巣日神) – Sacred Generative Force
Umashiashikabihikoji (宇摩志阿斯訶備比古遅神) – Elderly Prince Reed-Shoot
Ame no Tokotachi (天之常立神) – Ever-Standing Heaven
Kamiyonanayo
Major kami
Minor kami
Yama-no-Kami
Konohanasakuya-hime (木花之開耶姫), the wife of Ninigi and daughter of Ōyamatsumi, and great-grandmother of Jimmu. She is also known as the goddess of Mount Fuji.
Omonoimi no Kami ( 大物忌神), god of Mount Chōkai, worshipped at Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine, identified with Toyouke-hime
Ōyamatsumi (大山積神), an elder brother of Amaterasu, and an important god of mountains. Also the father of Konohanasakuya-hime.
People worshipped as kami
This section includes historical people worshipped as kami.
Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇) the first emperor. Enshrined at Kashihara Shrine.
Emperor Meiji (明治天皇), and Empress Shōken (昭憲皇太后).
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