Japanese Gods
Japanese gods and goddesses include everyone from powerful creator gods to minor, localized kami. Particularly notable is the sun goddess Amaterasu, held to be the divine ancestor of the first emperor of Japan, a lineage that remains unbroken into the current day.
List of Japanese Gods
Amaterasu
Japanese sun goddess, the queen of heaven, kami, and creation itself.
Ame-no-Uzume
Japanese goddess of the dawn, who saved the world from eternal night.
Benzaiten
Japanese goddess of luck and wisdom, kami of all that flows, from water to time.
Bishamonten
Japanese god of war and fortune, protector of Buddhist temples and shrines.
Daikokuten
Highly revered Japanese household deity, god of luck and fortune-seekers
Ebisu
Smiling Japanese god of luck, wealth, and prosperity, patron of fishermen.
Fujin
Japanese god of the wind, frighteningly powerful and neither good nor evil.
Fukurokuju
Japanese god of wealth and longevity, representing the Southern Polestar.
Hoderi
Jealous Japanese god of the sea who brings good luck to fishermen.
Hotei
The “Laughing Buddha,” a benevolent Japanese god and symbol of luck.
Inari
Complex Japanese deity and patron of tea, rice, prosperity, smithing, and foxes.
Izanagi
One of Japanese mythology’s divine creators, father of the islands of Japan.
Jizo
One of Japan’s most beloved bodhisattva, protector of children and the dead.
Jurojin
The “Old Man of Longevity,” Japanese manifestation of the Southern Polestar.
Kagutsuchi
Japanese god of fire, patron of blacksmiths and craftsmen who work with fire.
Kannon
Goddess of compassion and mercy, the most popular bodhisattva in Japan.
Kichijoten
Japanese goddess of beauty and fertility, worshipped primarily by women.
Ninigi
Japanese deity credited with bringing rice, civilization, and justice to humanity.
Raijin
Chaotic but popular Japanese god of thunder, lightning, and storms.
Susanoo
Tempestuous Japanese god of seas and storms and slayer of dragons.
