Category Archives: Japanese

Raijin: Japanese God of Thunder

Raijin (雷神) is the Japanese god of thunder, lightning, and storms. Often appearing alongside his brother Fujin, the god of the wind, Raijin the trickster brings vital rains but leaves a wake of chaos and destruction. Raijin (雷神) is the Japanese god of storms, a chaotic being born of death who brings the world vital…More

Fujin: Japanese God of The Wind

Fujin (風神) is the Japanese god of the wind, a popular but terrifying demon. His bag of air moves all the world’s winds, and he is a powerful force of nature alongside his brother, the thunder god Raijin. Fujin (風神) is the Japanese wind god, a powerful elemental deity whose bag of air moves all…More

Hachiman, Shinto God of War

Hachiman is the ancient Shinto god or kami of war, divination, and culture. He is famously credited with sending the kamikaze or ‘divine wind’ which twice dispersed the invading fleets of Mongol ruler Kublai Khan in the 13th century CE and which earned Hachiman the title of protector of Japan. In the typical crossover seen…More

Amaterasu: The Japanese Sun Goddess

In classical mythology Birth Both the Kojiki (ca. 712 CE) and the Nihon Shoki (720 CE) agree in their description of Amaterasu as the daughter of the god Izanagi and the elder sister of Tsukuyomi, the deity of the moon, and Susanoo, the god of storms and seas. The circumstances surrounding the birth of these…More

MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACH

Long, long ago there lived, an old man and an old woman; they were peasants, and had to work hard to earn their daily rice. The old man used to go and cut grass for the farmers around, and while he was gone the old woman, his wife, did the work of the house and…More

Kamiyo-nanayo (Seven Generations of the Age of Gods)

In Japanese mythology, the Kamiyo-nanayo (神世七代, lit. “Seven Generations of the Age of the Gods“) are the seven generations of kami that emerged after the formation of heaven and earth. List of Gods 1. Kuninotokotachi – Creator Primordial 2. Toyokumunu – Cloud Primordial 3. Uhijini – Mud Primordial Suhijini – Mud Primordial 4. Tsunuguhi – Animal Primordial Ikuguhi – Plant Primordial 5. Ohotonoji – Sexuality Primordial Ohotonobe  – Sexuality Primordial…More

Kotoamatsukami (First 5 Gods of Japan)

In Shinto, Kotoamatsukami (別天神, literally “distinguishing heavenly kami“) is the collective name for the first gods which came into existence at the time of the creation of the universe. They were born in Takamagahara, the world of Heaven at the time of the creation. Unlike the later gods, these deities were born without any procreation. Deities The first three deities (Zoka-Sanshin) are: Amenominakanushi (天之御中主神) Ame-no-Minakanushi (アメノミナカヌシ,…More