Japanese MythologyJapanese GodsBy Mythopedia StaffLast updated on Nov 29, 2022ContentsList of Japanese GodsList of Japanese GodsAmaterasuJapanese sun goddess, the queen of heaven, kami, and creation itself.View Ame-no-UzumeJapanese goddess of the dawn, who saved the world from eternal night.View BenzaitenJapanese goddess of luck and wisdom, kami of all that flows, from water to time.View BishamontenJapanese god of war and fortune, protector of Buddhist temples and shrines.View DaikokutenHighly revered Japanese household deity, god of luck and fortune-seekersView EbisuSmiling Japanese god of luck, wealth, and prosperity, patron of fishermen.View FujinJapanese god of the wind, frighteningly powerful and neither good nor evil.View FukurokujuJapanese god of wealth and longevity, representing the Southern Polestar.View HoderiJealous Japanese god of the sea who brings good luck to fishermen.View HoteiThe “Laughing Buddha,” a benevolent Japanese god and symbol of luck.View InariComplex Japanese deity and patron of tea, rice, prosperity, smithing, and foxes.View IzanagiOne of Japanese mythology’s divine creators, father of the islands of Japan.View JizoOne of Japan’s most beloved bodhisattva, protector of children and the dead.View JurojinThe “Old Man of Longevity,” Japanese manifestation of the Southern Polestar.View KagutsuchiJapanese god of fire, patron of blacksmiths and craftsmen who work with fire.View KannonGoddess of compassion and mercy, the most popular bodhisattva in Japan.View KichijotenJapanese goddess of beauty and fertility, worshipped primarily by women.View NinigiJapanese deity credited with bringing rice, civilization, and justice to humanity.View RaijinChaotic but popular Japanese god of thunder, lightning, and storms.View SusanooTempestuous Japanese god of seas and storms and slayer of dragons.View TsukuyomiJapanese moon god forever separated from his wife, sun goddess Amaterasu.View
