Shinto

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Shinto And Some of its Gods
By Ami of Edo/Nagasaki
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Basics of Shinto
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Kami/Gods
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What is Shinto??
Shinto is the native religion of Japan. Shinto
celebrates life and focuses on Kami. It teaches
that there is a spirit in everything. Followers
of the Shinto religion visit shrines to pray.
Shrines are dedicated to either one specific god
or to various Kami. (For more on Kami, go to the
Kami section.) Shrines are visited during a
happy, community event such as births, weddings,
planting, and building. Rituals are done to
appease possibly dangerous gods such as the god
of war, Hachiman.
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I found the names of a few Kami. They are grouped
in alphabetical order below.
What are Kami/Gods??
Kami
Kami A-F
Types of Gods
Kami H-J
The seven gods of luck
Kami K-S
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Kami T-Z
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KAMI BASICS
Kami are spirits found in water, rocks, trees,
and other natural things that have an aura around
them. Kami is in all things that have divinity in
them ghosts of ancestors, living humans,
particular regions/villages, animals, plants,
landscape, and more. Every rock, animal, spring,
emotion, quality, and person has a kami
associated with them.
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Types of Gods
These are some types of Kami. Ujigami
clan/village gods. They are responsible for a
specific community, and they are sometimes the
ancestors of the founders of the village. Kami
spirits found in water, rocks, trees, and other
natural things that have an aura around
them. Earth elements sun, wind, rivers. The sun
goddess is Amaterasu Omikami. Powerful forces
war, health, agriculture. The god of agriculture
is Inari-sama. The deceased Foxes, rabbits,
racoons, and cats Human feelings anger,
jealousy, mirth, and other strong emotions.
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The Seven Gods of Luck
The Seven Gods of Luck were taken from Chinese
Taoism. -Benten goddess of music, arts, beauty,
and fertility. -Hotei the fat, laughing, god of
happiness -Jurojin god of longevity -Fukurokujin
the dwarf god of wisdom -Bishamon armor-clad
god of religious zeal -Daitoku the generous god
of wealth -Ebisu god of honest labor
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KAMI A-F!
Amaterasu
Aji-suki-taka-hi-kone kami of thunder Amaterasu
female sun kami Amatsu Mikaboshi male kami of
evil Chimata-no-kami kami of crossroads,
highways, and footpaths. Fuji female kami of Mt.
Fuji Fujin wind kami
Fujin
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KAMI H-J!!!
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Hachiman war kami Ho-masubi fire kami Ihu-naga
rock princess Inari rice kami Izanagi male kami
of the Shinto creation myth Izanami female kami
of the Shinto creation myth Jimmu Tenno the
first emperor Jingo kogo a female kami
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KAMI K-S!!!!!!!!
Kawa-no-kami male kami of rivers Kishijoten
luck kami Nai-no-kami kami of earthquakes Oho-yam
a father mountain Raiden thunder kami Ryujin
dragon king of the sea Sengen-sama female kami
of Mt. Fuji Shine-tsu-hiko wind and air
kami Shina-to-be wife of Shine-tsu-hiko Susano
male storm kami
Susano
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KAMI T-Z!!!!
Tsuki-yomi moon kami Uke-mochi female kami
involving food and crops Uzume kami of mirth,
fertility, and dance Zocho south guardian who
keeps the world safe from demon attacks
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