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Kannagara – Another word for Shinto. Kannagara no Michi (惟神の道, lit. the "Way of the Kami") – Another name for Shinto used before World War II. [1] Kannazuki – See also Kamiarizuki. Kannushi* – A Shinto priest who is a master of shrine ceremonies, rituals, and festivals. Kariginu (狩衣, lit.
Ukanomitama, a kami associated with food and agriculture. [32] Ukemochi , is considered a goddess of food. After she vomited out various types of food, she was killed by a disgusted Tsukuyomi or Susanoo. [33] Wakahiru-me, a kami of the rising sun, [34] considered the daughter or younger sister of Amaterasu. [35] Wakumusubi, a kami of agriculture.
Amaterasu, one of the central kami in the Shinto faith. Kami is the Japanese word for a deity, divinity, or spirit. [4] It has been used to describe mind, God, Supreme Being, one of the Shinto deities, an effigy, a principle, and anything that is worshipped. [5] [6]
Many Kami are considered the ancient ancestors of entire clans, and some ancestors became Kami upon their death if they were able to embody the values and virtues of Kami in life. Traditionally, great or charismatic leaders like the Emperor could be kami. The deities of Japan are not all Shinto; many are Buddhist.
A Shinto guardian spirit or kami of a particular place, prayed to for a number of reasons, such as success in endeavors, good harvests and protection from sickness. Ukanomitama A kami associated with food and agriculture, often identified with Inari Ōkami, the kami of rice, a child of Susanoo and the younger sibling of Toshigami. Ukemochi
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (ツクヨミノミコト, 月読命), [1] or simply Tsukuyomi (ツクヨミ, 月読) or Tsukiyomi (ツキヨミ), [2] is the moon kami in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. The name "Tsukuyomi" is a compound of the Old Japanese words tsuku (月, "moon, month", becoming modern Japanese tsuki) and yomi (読み ...
SHINTO DEITIES (legendary genealogy) [1] Ame-no-Minakanushi: Takamimusubi [2] Kamimusubi: Kuni-no-Tokotachi: Umashiashikabihikoji: Amenotokotachi: Kuni-no-Tokotachi ...
Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto (Japanese: 天宇受売命, 天鈿女命) is the goddess of dawn, mirth, meditation, revelry and the arts in the Shinto religion of Japan, and the wife of fellow-god Sarutahiko Ōkami. (-no-Mikoto is a common honorific appended to the names of Japanese gods; it may be understood as similar to the English honorific 'the ...