| Aizen-Myoo | God of love, worshiped by prostitutes, landlords, singers and musicians. |
Aji-Suki-Taka-Hi-Kone | God of thunder. |
Ama-No-Minaka-Nushi | 'Divine Lord of the Middle Heavens' and god of the Pole Star. |
| Amaterasu | Shinto goddess of the sun and the leader of the Shinto pantheon. |
| Amatsu Mikaboshi | God of evil, his name means "August Star of Heaven". |
| Amatsu-Kami | Gods of heaven who live 'above' the earthly plain. Heavenly and eternal. |
Ama-Tsu-Mara | Shinto god of smiths. He is pictured as a Cyclops. |
Ame-No-Mi-Kumari | Shinto water goddess. |
Ame-No-Wakahiko | God sent to rule the earth. Killed by the sky god Takami-Musubi. |
| Amida | God of death, to whom the devout turned at the moment of their death. |
Am-No-Tanabata-Hime | Goddess of weavers. |
| Baku | A good spirit, known as the 'eater of dreams'. |
| Benten | Goddess of love, the arts, wisdom, poetry, good fortune and water. |
Benzai-Ten | See Benten. |
| Bimbogami | God of poverty. Rituals are performed to get rid of him. |
| Binzuru-Sonja | God of curing illness and good vision. |
| Bishamon | God of war, justice and protector of the law. He is one of the Shichi Fukujin |
| Bosatsu | Manifestation of the Buddha in the past, present or future. See bodhisattva. |
| Butsu | See Buddha. |
Chien-Shin | A kami which is related to particular geographical area |
| Chimata-No-Kami | Go of crossroads, highways and footpaths. He was originally a phallic god |
| Chup-Kamui | Sun goddess of the Ainu. She was originally the moon goddess |
| Daibosatsu | The Great bodhisattva or the Buddha in his last incarnation. |
| Daikoku | God of wealth, the soil and patron of farmers. |
| Dainichi | Buddhist personification of purity and wisdom. |
| Dosojin | God of roads. |
| Dozoku-Shin | Ancestral kami of a dozoku, or clan. |
| Ebisu | God of the wealth of the sea, he is the patron god of fishermen and fishing. |
| Ekibiogami | God of plagues and epidemics. |
Emma-O | Japanese Buddhist god of the underworld. He is the judge of the dead |
| Fudo | God of fire and wisdom, god of Astrology. |
| Fujin | Shinto god of the wind. Seen as a terrifying dark demon in a leopard skin |
Fukurokuju | Shinto god of wisdom, luck and prosperity. |
| Funadama | The boat-spirit, goddess who protects and helps mariners and fishermen. |
Futsu-Nushi-No-Kami | God of fire and lightning, a war god and general of Ameratsu. |
| Gama | God of longevity. |
| Gekka-O | God of marriage. He binds the feet of lovers with a red silken cord. |
| Hachiman | God of war and agriculture, divine protector of the Japanese people. |
| Haniyasu-Hiko | God of the earth. |
| Haniyasu-Hime | Goddess of the earth. |
| Haya-Ji | God of the whirlwind. |
| Hiruko | God of the morning sun. Guards the health of little children. |
| Hoso-No-Kami | God of smallpox. |
| Hotei | God of happiness, laughter and the wisdom of being content. |
Ida-Ten | Buddhist god of the law and of monasteries. A handsome young man. |
| Ika-Zuchi-No-Kami | Group of even Shinto demons who reside in the Underworld. |
| Iki-Ryo | The spirit of anger and envy which harms. |
| Inari | Both a male and female deity, god/goddess of rice and agriculture. |
| Isora | God of the seashore. |
| Izanagi | Primordial god of the sky and the creator of everything good and right. |
| Izanami | Primordial goddess of the earth and darkness. |
| Jinushigami | Minor deity who watches over a town or plot of land. |
| Jizo | Japanese Buddha of great compassion. |
| Juichimen | Buddhist god of mercy. |
| Jurojin | Shinto god of longevity and a happy old age. One of the Shichi Fukujin |
| Kagutsuchi | Japanese god of fire. |
| Kamado-Gami | Gods of the hearth. |
| Kami-Kaze | God of wind, storms and viscous cold weather. |
| Kaminari | Goddess of thunder, the Thunder Queen and the Heavenly Noise. |
| Kanayama-Hiko | God of metals. |
| Kanayama-Hime | Goddess of metals. |
| Kawa-No-Kami | God of rivers. Although rivers had their own god, ruler of all rivers. |
| Kenro-Ji-Jin | God of earth. |
| Kishi-Bojin | Goddess of children and childbirth |
| Kishijoten | Goddess of luck and beauty |
| Kishimo-Jin | Buddhist goddess of compassion and protectress of children. |
| Kojin | Ancient tree deity and goddess of the kitchen. She lives in an enoki tree. |
| Ko-No-Hana | The Blossom Princess, she is the goddess of spring |
| Koshin | God of the roads. |
| Koya-No-Myoin | God of the sacred Mount Koya |
Kukunochi-No-Kami | Shinto god of the trees. |
| Kuni-Toko-Tachi | Earth deity who lives in Mt. Fuji. |
| Kura-Okami | God of rain and snow. |
| Marisha-Ten | Queen of heaven, goddess of the light, sun and moon. |
| Mawaya-No-Kami | Kami, or deity of the toilet |
| Miro | Japanese name for Maitreya. |
| Miyazu-Hime | Goddess of royalty. |
| Monju-Bosatsu | Japanese Buddhist bosatsu of wisdom and knowledge. |
| Musubi-No-Kami | God of love and marriage. Appears as a handsome young lover. |
| Nai-No-Kami | God of earthquakes. |
Naka-Yama-Tsu-Mi | God of mountain slopes. |
| Nikko-Bosatsu | Buddhist god of sunshine and good health. |
| Ninigi-No-Mikoto | Rice god and ancestral god of the Japanese imperial family. |
| Nominosukune | God of wrestling. |
| Nyorai | Japanese name for all of the Buddha's appearances. |
| Oanomochi | God of the crater of Mt. Fuji. |
| Ohonamochi | A god of the earth. |
| Oho-Yama | The great mountain god. |
| Okuni-Nushi | God of magic and medicine, ruler of the unseen things and the spirit world. |
| Owatatsumi | God of the sea. |
| Oyamatsumi | A god of the mountains |
| Raiden | God of thunder and lightning |
| Ryo-Wo | God of the sea. known as the Dragon King |
| Sae-No-Kami | A group of kami, or deities, who guard the roads of Japan. |
| Sambo-Kojin | God of the kitchen. Pictured with three faces and two pairs of hands. |
| Sarutahiko Ohkami | God of crossroads, paths and overcoming obstacles. |
| Sengen | See Ko-no-Hana. |
| Shaka | The silent sage, the wisest and first appearance of Buddha on earth. |
| Shichi Fujukin | Gods of Luck: Benten, Bishamon, Daikoku, Ebisu, Fukurokuju, Hotei |
| Shinda | Ainu fertility god of the island of Hokkaido. |
| Shine-Tsu-Hiko | God of the wind, he fills the space between heaven and earth. |
| Shoden | See Ganesha. |
| Shoki | God of the afterlife and exorcism. |
| Suijin | Deity of the water. |
| Suitengu | Child god of the sea. |
| Sukuna-Biko | Dwarf god of healing, agriculture and hot springs. |
| Susanowa | God of the winds, storms, ocean and snakes in Shinto mythology. |
| Takami-Musubi | Primordial sky god and creator of living things in Shinto belief. |
| Takemikadzuchi | A thunder god. |
| Taki-Tsu-Hiko | God of rain. |
| Tatsuta-Hime | Goddess of autumn. |
| Tenjin | God of learning, language and calligraphy. He taught humans to write. |
| Toyo-Uke-Bime | Goddess of earth, food and agriculture. |
| Toyouke-Omikami | Goddess of grain. |
| Tsuki-Yumi | God of the moon and brother of the sun goddess Ameratsu. |
| Uba | Spirit of the pine tree. Means 'old woman' or 'wet nurse'. |
| Uga-Jin | Serpent god of the waters and fertility of the earth. |
| Uga-No-Mitama | Goddess of agriculture. |
| Ukemochi | Goddess of fertility and food. |
| Uzume | Shinto goddess of joy and happiness. |
| Wakahiru-Me | Goddess of the rising sun. |
| Wata-Tsu-Mi | God of the sea. |
| Yabune | Japanese house god. |
| Yama-No-Kami | Goddess of the hunt, forest, agriculture and vegetation. |
| Yamato | The soul or spirit of Japan. |
| Yuki-Onna | The Snow Queen or goddess of winter. |
From http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/names/godsjapanese.htm
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