Deities for Love & Relationships

127 deities · 124 places

Deities

Aizen Myoo

love fulfillmentlove luck3 temples

Akaruhime no Mikoto

fresh start (yarinaoshi)1 temples

Amanotanabatahime no Okami

tanabata star matchmaking1 temples

Amaterasu Omikami

Asahikawa guardianTohoku Ise shrineYokohama general guardian14 temples

Amaterasu Omikami

longevity blessingmatchmakingorigin of Ise blessings3 temples

Amaterasu Omikami

hidden heart matchmakingmisogi purificationnational protection6 temples

Ame-no-mihoko-no-mikoto

weaving love bonds1 temples

Amenohiritome-no-mikoto

spousal harmony1 temples

Amida Nyorai

Boshin war deadJodo Shinshu devotionPure Land devotion47 temples

Asotsuhime-no-mikoto

marriage harmonymatchmaking2 temples

Byakue Kannon

enmusubi kannonregional peace protection2 temples

Daikokuten (Onamuchi-no-mikoto)

matchmaking1 temples

Daikokuten Couple

marital harmony1 temples

Dainichi Nyorai

Shingi Shingon blessingsall-embracing protectionfamily fortune protection10 temples

Eleven-faced Kannon

all-round kannon blessingscancer wardingchild-granting (kosazuke camphor)27 temples

Emperor Junnin (Goryo)

matchmaking1 temples

Emperor Nintoku

city guardianmatchmaking slope2 temples

Emperor Sutoku

cutting bad relationshipsspirit pacification blessingvictory in competition3 temples

Empress Shoken

marital harmony1 temples

Enkiri Inari

cutting bad ties1 temples

Enmusubi Kannon

kokeshi matchmaking prayer1 temples

Enoki Dairokuten-shin

divorce and tie-cutting1 temples

Fudo Myoo

en-musubi matchmaking1 temples

Futenma Megami (Ryukyu goddess)

matchmaking1 temples

Hachiman Okami

all-purpose omamori varietyarmor & warrior protectioncity guardian blessings12 temples

Hachiman Okami (Emperor Ojin)

festival town guardianmatchmaking sacred treevictory luck4 temples

Hachiman Okami (Emperor Ojin)

battle victory chosokabeen-musubi matchmaking2 temples

Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto (Yamasachihiko)

marriage knot tying1 temples

Hime Okami

ancestral Hachiman venerationmatchmaking2 temples

Hime-gami

marriage harmony1 temples

Himegami

harmonious relationships1 temples

Hitokotonushi no Mikoto

en-musubi sea torii1 temples

Ikonahime-no-mikoto

en-musubi1 temples

Inadahime-no-mikoto

happy marriage1 temples

Isasumi Okami

Aizu matchmaking1 temples

Itate-no-Kami and Hyozu-no-Kami

matchmaking and protection1 temples

Iwanagahime-no-Mikoto

matchmaking1 temples

Iwatsutsuo-no-mikoto

matchmaking1 temples

Izanagi and Izanami

matchmaking beckoning cats1 temples

Izanagi and Izanami

matchmaking1 temples

Izanagi no Mikoto

maneki-neko matchmakingthree rabbits matchmaking2 temples

Izanagi no Mikoto

famous matchmaking1 temples

Izanagi no Mikoto

marriage & health ties1 temples

Izanagi-no-mikoto

couple harmonypowerful spirit purification2 temples

Izanagi-no-Mikoto

marriage harmony1 temples

Izanami no Mikoto

fire preventionmaneki-neko matchmakingmarriage ties3 temples

Izanami no Mikoto

marriage ties1 temples

Izanami-no-mikoto

child blessingcouple blessingen-musubi border shrine6 temples

Izanami-no-Okami

marital harmony1 temples

Izanami-no-Okami

marital harmony1 temples

Izusan Okami

love and rising fortune1 temples

Jinja Daio

matchmaking1 temples

Jissha Daimyojin (Mikenu-no-mikoto)

couple harmony1 temples

Jizo Bosatsu (Hoyoke Jizo)

marital harmony longevity1 temples

Kangiten

marital harmony and prosperity1 temples

Kangiten (Shoden-sama)

marital harmony1 temples

Kasuga Okami (Takemikazuchi)

matchmaking1 temples

Kintsuruhime no Mikoto

lakeside love wishes1 temples

Koi-no-mikoto

love fulfillment1 temples

Kokuzo Bosatsu

coming-of-age wisdomlakeside en-musubimemory and wisdom8 temples

Kotosakao-no-mikoto

cutting bad ties1 temples

Kukurihime no Kami

harmony & mediation1 temples

Kukurihime-no-okami

en-musubi and harmony1 temples

Kumano Fusumi no Okami

northern Kumano pilgrimage1 temples

Kumano Fusumi-no-Okami

nagi tree matchmaking1 temples

Kumano Fusumi-no-Okami (Izanami)

matchmaking1 temples

Kushiinadahime-no-mikoto

enmusubi matchmaking stonewomens fortune blessing2 temples

Kushinada-hime-no-mikoto

couple harmony1 temples

Kushinadahime no Mikoto

mirror pond love divination1 temples

Kushinadahime-no-Mikoto

marrying into fortune1 temples

Kushinadahime-no-Mikoto

matchmaking1 temples

Kuzuryu Okami

dragon matchmakingdragon water fortunewater and toothache relief3 temples

Masaru monkey messenger

matchmaking and safe birth1 temples

Mihotsuhime-no-mikoto

marital harmony1 temples

Minoyama Daimyojin (Tanuki)

family happiness matchmaking1 temples

Miyasuhime-no-mikoto

marital harmony1 temples

Mizuhanome-no-mikoto

love-fulfilling sacred water1 temples

Morisaki Okami (Izanagi and Izanami)

matchmaking1 temples

Nonomiya Okami (Amaterasu)

marriage luck1 temples

Nunakawahime-no-mikoto

jade and matchmakingsafe childbirth2 temples

Nyoirin Kannon

beauty and love luckfulfilling wisheskannon salvation & mercy12 temples

Oichi-no-kata

family bonds1 temples

Ojin Tenno

children and family protectioncity protectioncommunity protection11 temples

Okuninushi no Okami

en-musubi matchmaking1 temples

Okuninushi-no-mikoto

en-musubien-musubi Your Name shrinehare of Inaba healing4 temples

Okuninushi-no-mikoto

strongest en-musubi1 temples

Okuninushi-no-Mikoto

fertility and healthmatchmaking love stones2 temples

Okuninushi-no-okami

enmusubi bond tyingmatchmaking2 temples

Okuninushi-no-Okami

matchmaking1 temples

Omatsu-no-kata

marital harmony1 temples

Omononushi no Kami

cutting bad tieskonpira business luckmaritime safety konpira3 temples

Omononushi-no-kami

maritime safety and fortunerabbit matchmaking2 temples

Omononushi-no-okami

en-musubi1 temples

Onamuchi no Kami

land development & businessmatchmaking komainu statues2 temples

Onamuchi-no-mikoto

en-musubien-musubi and family fortuneenmusubi matchmaking13 temples

Onamuchi-no-Mikoto

disease preventionharmonious lifelong marriage2 temples

Otohime (Watatsumi)

en-musubi katsurahama1 temples

Oyamazumi no Kami

en-musubi sakuramountain protectionrebirth sacred rock3 temples

Prince Takanaga (Takanaga Shinno)

hanagae matchmaking1 temples

Sakitamahiko-no-mikoto

soul-connecting matchmaking1 temples

Sarutahiko Okami

en-musubi matchmakingguidance and directionguidance and direction luck6 temples

Sarutahiko-no-mikoto

marriage guidance1 temples

Senju Kannon

ancestral spirit mountaincape fudaraku maritime safetycompassionate protection17 temples

Seoritsuhime no Kami

cutting bad ties1 temples

Shaka Nyorai

47 ronin memorialDate family bodaijiFujiwara clan protection44 temples

Shirayamahime-no-okami (Kukurihime)

en-musubi and harmony1 temples

Sho Kannon

Date clan ancestral templeGenpei war memorialchild raising & korori46 temples

Spirit of the Enkiri Enoki tree

cutting bad relationships1 temples

Sugawara no Michizane

exam successfire and flood protectionlovers' union16 temples

Susanoo no Mikoto

marriage matchmakingmisfortune warding2 temples

Susanoo-no-mikoto

epidemic protectionhappo-yoke direction wardingmatchmaking and marriage6 temples

Susanoo-no-mikoto

en-musubiplague protection fireworks2 temples

Susanoo-no-Mikoto

sealing love pledgesvictory prayers lion head2 temples

Tagorihime-no-mikoto

family and childbirthundameshi luck-testing torii2 temples

Takamimusubi-no-kami

en-musubilove-granting spring watertying bonds (omusubi)4 temples

Tamayori-hime-no-mikoto

child blessingmatchmakingsea protection4 temples

Tamayorihime no Mikoto

beauty enhancementone wish for women2 temples

Thousand-armed Kannon

healing children's illnesshuman connection blessingsisland sanctuary blessings5 temples

Thousand-armed Kannon

back and nerve painboke-fuji & evil wardingchild-granting prayer20 temples

Three deities of creation (Zoka Sanshin)

binding romantic ties1 temples

Toyotama-hime-no-mikoto

couple harmonylove fulfillmentmaritime protection5 temples

Ukanomitama no Mikoto

cutting bad tieshemorrhoid healinglottery and ticket winning4 temples

Ukanomitama-no-mikoto

lottery luck (tomizuka)lottery winning luckmatchmaking8 temples

Unedori Daimyojin

red cloth love knots1 temples

Wakahirume-no-Mikoto

matchmaking1 temples

Yamato Takeru and Ototachibanahime

spousal devotion1 temples

Yasakatome-no-kami

autumn harvestharvest blessingmarital harmony3 temples

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