Japanese gods

Japanese mythology is a system of sacral knowledge that takes into account the traditions of Shinto, Buddhism and popular beliefs. In general, there are a large number of gods who are responsible for a certain direction.

Japanese gods and demons

In mythology, many deities are described, but in principle there are several basic ones:

1. The Japanese god of war is Hatiman . His name is a large number of temples located in Japan. There is no exact description of the face of this god, but there is information that he represents an old man or a child. Hachimana is considered the patron saint of the samurai. There are legends describing that it is the fusion of the three deities.
2. The Japanese god of death is Emma . He not only responds, but also decides the fate of deceased people. To get into the next world, you need to go through the mountains or go up to heaven. He leads the army of spirits who perform many tasks. One of them is to come for the soul of a person after his death.
3. The Japanese god of the moon is Tsukiyemi . He is the patron of the night, and he also controls the ebbs and tides. They consider the Japanese to be his spirit calling the Moon. Every night he calls a companion of earth, moving through the night sky.
4. The Japanese fire god is Kagucuti . They believed that he also patronized the volcanoes. During his birth, his mother was burnt by fire and died. Because of this, his father chopped off his head and cut the body into eight parts, which later became volcanoes. The blood of Kagucuti, dripping from the sword, became the basis for the birth of numerous deities. The birth of this god ended the era of the creation of the world. It was from this time began the time of death of all living things.
5. The Japanese god of the sea is Susanoo . He represents himself a growing young man with tremendous energy. In general, its growth is expressed in four stages. The first is a crying boy who, with his cry, causes misfortune. The second is a young man who can not control his own energy. The third is a man in adulthood who kills a huge snake. The fourth one is the owner of Neko no kuni.
6. The Japanese god of thunder and lightning is Raydzin . In folk legends, he is portrayed with the god of the wind. There is no exact information about the form of this god, but most often it is represented by a horned demon, wearing only a loincloth made of tiger skin. The god of hurricanes in Japanese mythology has a drum with which it causes thunder.