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Kukurihime no Kami (菊理媛神), a goddess enshrined at Shirayama Hime Shrine. Kuraokami (闇龗) is a legendary Japanese dragon and Shinto deity of rain and snow. Kushinadahime; Kuzuryū, minor water deity. [21] Mizuhanome, water kami. [23] Moreya (洩矢神) Nakisawame, kami born from Izanagi's tears after his wife's death. [24] Nesaku, a ...
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This is a family tree of Japanese deities. It covers early emperors until Emperor Ojin, the first definitively known historical emperor, see family tree of Japanese monarchs for a continuation of the royal line into historical times.
Japanese gods and goddesses, called kami, are uniquely numerous (there are at least eight million) and varied in power and stature. [1] They are usually descendants from the original trio of gods that were born from nothing in the primordial oil that was the world before the kami began to shape it.
For lists of Shinto shrines, see: List of Shinto shrines in Japan. List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto; List of Shinto shrines outside Japan. List of Shinto shrines in Taiwan; List of Shinto shrines in the United States
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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.