Japanese Mythology

Japanese Gods

By Mythopedia StaffLast updated on Nov 29, 2022
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List of Japanese Gods

  • Amaterasu

    Japanese sun goddess, the queen of heaven, kami, and creation itself.

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    Amaterasu, Japanese Goddess of the Sun (3:2)

  • Ame-no-Uzume

    Japanese goddess of the dawn, who saved the world from eternal night.

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    Ame-no-Uzume, Japanese Goddess of the Dawn (3:2)

  • Benzaiten

    Japanese goddess of luck and wisdom, kami of all that flows, from water to time.

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    Benzaiten, Japanese Goddess of the Flows (3:2)

  • Bishamonten

    Japanese god of war and fortune, protector of Buddhist temples and shrines.

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    Bishamonten, Japanese God of War (3:2)

  • Daikokuten

    Highly revered Japanese household deity, god of luck and fortune-seekers

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  • Ebisu

    Smiling Japanese god of luck, wealth, and prosperity, patron of fishermen.

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    Ebisu, Japanese God of Fisherman (3:2)

  • Fujin

    Japanese god of the wind, frighteningly powerful and neither good nor evil.

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    Fujin, Japanese God of the Wind (3:2)

  • Fukurokuju

    Japanese god of wealth and longevity, representing the Southern Polestar.

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  • Hoderi

    Jealous Japanese god of the sea who brings good luck to fishermen.

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  • Hotei

    The “Laughing Buddha,” a benevolent Japanese god and symbol of luck.

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    Hotei, Japanese Laughing Buddha (3:2)

  • Inari

    Complex Japanese deity and patron of tea, rice, prosperity, smithing, and foxes.

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    Inari, Japanese Goddess of Foxes (3:2)

  • Izanagi

    One of Japanese mythology’s divine creators, father of the islands of Japan.

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    Izanagi, Japanese God of Creation (3:2)

  • Jizo

    One of Japan’s most beloved bodhisattva, protector of children and the dead.

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    Jizo, Japanese Protector of Children (3:2)

  • Jurojin

    The “Old Man of Longevity,” Japanese manifestation of the Southern Polestar.

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  • Kagutsuchi

    Japanese god of fire, patron of blacksmiths and craftsmen who work with fire.

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  • Kannon

    Goddess of compassion and mercy, the most popular bodhisattva in Japan.

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    Kannon, Japanese Goddess of Mercy (3:2)

  • Kichijoten

    Japanese goddess of beauty and fertility, worshipped primarily by women.

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  • Ninigi

    Japanese deity credited with bringing rice, civilization, and justice to humanity.

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  • Raijin

    Chaotic but popular Japanese god of thunder, lightning, and storms.

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    Raijin, Japanese God of Thunder (3:2)

  • Susanoo

    Tempestuous Japanese god of seas and storms and slayer of dragons.

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    Susanoo, Japanese God of Storms (3:2)

  • Tsukuyomi

    Japanese moon god forever separated from his wife, sun goddess Amaterasu.

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    Tsukuyomi, Japanese God (3x2)