O-Toshi-No-Kami

God of harvests. Shinto [Japan].

The son of SUSANO-WO and Kamu-O-Ichi-Hime, he heads the pantheon of agricultural deities and is generally the guardian of rice fields.

O Goncho

Region: Japan
Time Period:
References in Literature: None
Sources: Long, DenCity, Polenth, Illiana, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, pg 273, Circle of the Dragon, Biopark

Kushi-Iwa-Mado-No-Mikoto

Guardian deity. Shinto [Japan].

The god who protects entrance gates.

Kama-Gami

God of potters. Shinto [Japan].

Each kiln has a small stone statue of the deity standing upon it to which the potters offer sake and salt before lighting the fire. Also Kamadokami.

Ishi-Kori-Dome

God(dess) of stone cutters. Shinto [Japan]. Of ambiguous gender, this deity created the stone mold into which the bronze was cast to make the perfect divine mirror. It was used so that AMATERASU, the sun goddess, could see her glorious reflection and so be enticed from the dark cave where she had hidden herself to escape the excesses of the god SUSANO-WO.

Inari (rice-grower)

God(dess) of foodstuffs. Shinto [Japan]. The popular name of a god(dess) worshiped under the generic title Miketsu-No-Kami in the Shi-Den sanctuary of the imperial palace, but rarely elsewhere.

Hiko-Sashiri-No-Kami

God of carpenters. Shinto [Japan]. One of several minor deities involved in the building of a sacred hall of great beauty, used to entice the sun goddess Amaterasu from her cave. Linked with the god TAOKI-HO-OI-NO-KAMI.

Hotei

God of luck. Shinto [Japan]. One of seven gods of fortune known in Shintoism. He is depicted with a large belly and dressed in the robes of a Buddhist priest. Attributes include a fan and a large sack on his shoulder which “never stops to give, despite continuous demand.”

Ho-Musubi-No-Kami

Fire god. Shinto [Japan]. One of a number of fire KAMIS who are honored in special Hi-Matsuri festivals.

Hikoboshi

Astral god. Shinto [Japan]. The consort of the star goddess AME-NO-TANABATA-HINE-NOMIKOTO.