Amaterasu-O-Mi-Kami
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Known as Amaterasu, she is the goddess of the sun and has ties to the Imperial family of Japan. Amaterasu is known unofficially as the primary god of the Shinto.
Ame-no-Uzume
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Commonly called Uzume, she is the goddess of dawn and revelry, and is also known as The Great Persuader and The Heavenly Alarming Female.
Fujin
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Also known as Kami-no-Kaze, he is the Japanese god of the wind and one of the eldest Shinto gods, said to be present at the creation of the world.
Hachiman
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Also known as Hachiman-shin or Yawata no Kami, he is the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people. His symbolic animal and messenger is the dove.
Inari
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The god or goddess of rice and fertility. His/her messengers and symbolic animal are foxes.
Izanagi
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He is the first male as well as the god of creation and life. He was responsible for the creation of Japan and some Kami.
Izanami
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Izanagi's wife and sister, she is the first female as well as the goddess of creation and death. She was also responsible for the creation of Japan and some Kami.
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
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Commonly called Ninigi, he was the grandson of Amaterasu. His great grandson was Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan.
Omoikane
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The deity of wisdom and intelligence, who is always called upon to "ponder" and give good counsel in the deliberations of the heavenly deities.
Raijin
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Also known as Raiden, he is the god of thunder and lightning, and is often paired with Fūjin.
Ryujin
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Also known as Owatatsumi, he is a dragon, as well as god of the sea. His great-grandson would become Emperor Jimmu.
Suijin
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God of water
Susanoo
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Reportedly called "Futsushi". He is the god of storms as well as in some cases the god of the sea.
Tenjin
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The god of scholarship
Toyotama-Hime
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Also known as Otohime, she was the daughter of Ryujin and the grandmother of Jimmu. It is said that after she gave birth to her son, she turned into a dragon and disappeared.
Tsukiyomi-no-Mikoto
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Also known as Tsukiyomi, Tsuki no Kami, Tsukiyomino Mikoto, and Tsukiyumi no Mikoto, he is the god of the moon. He killed the goddess of food, Uke Mochi, which made Amaterasu create day and night as punishment.