Deities for National & Ancestral

73 deities · 74 places

Deities

Ajisukitakahikone-no-Mikoto

Kamo clan origins1 temples

All kami of Hitachi province

combined provincial blessing1 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

Amaterasu Omikami

community guardianrising dragon luck2 temples

Amenokoyane-no-Mikoto

ancestral blessings2 temples

Atsuta Okami

imperial regalia sword1 temples

Birushana Butsu (Great Buddha)

national peace and prosperity1 temples

Chichibuhiko-no-mikoto

regional ancestor guardian1 temples

Chuai Tenno

imperial ancestor blessing1 temples

Eirei (war dead spirits)

war dead memorial4 temples

Emperor Godaigo

loyalty and devotion1 temples

Emperor Jimmu

new beginnings1 temples

Emperor Kanmu

guardianship of Kyoto1 temples

Emperor Komei

peace and stability1 temples

Emperor Meiji

national blessing and luckpioneer spirit & fortune2 temples

Forty-seven Ronin of Ako

loyalty and memorial1 temples

Hime Okami

ancestral Hachiman venerationmatchmaking2 temples

Hinokuma-no-Okami

sun mirror blessings1 temples

Hitone no Mikoto

Asaka founding ancestor1 temples

Hosokawa Fujitaka

clan ancestor veneration1 temples

Ikushima-no-Okami

Osaka guardianship1 temples

Jimmu Tenno

national founding blessingpioneering new ventures2 temples

Jimmu Tenno (Sano-no-mikoto)

emperor birthplace blessing1 temples

Kato Kiyomasa (Seishoko)

Seishoko veneration1 temples

Kikuchi Taketoki

loyal samurai veneration1 temples

Kitabatake Akiie

loyal warrior veneration1 temples

Kumano Gongen

Suzuki clan ancestry1 temples

Kunikakasu-no-Okami

sun mirror blessings1 temples

Kunitokotachi-no-mikoto

188 deities combined worship1 temples

Kuroda Nagamasa

clan founder veneration1 temples

Kusunoki Masashige

loyalty and resolve1 temples

Matsudaira Sadanobu

wise lord & matchmaking1 temples

Minamoto no Mitsunaka

samurai ancestry blessings1 temples

Nabeshima Naohiro

domain lord veneration1 temples

Nakasone Toyomiya

island hero veneration1 temples

Nanbu Mitsuyuki

clan founder & luck stone1 temples

Nawa Nagatoshi

loyalty and courage1 temples

Ninigi-no-mikoto

financial windfallfive-grain abundanceheavenly descent blessing5 temples

Ninigi-no-mikoto

ancestral blessing1 temples

Ninigi-no-mikoto

national ancestor blessing1 temples

Ninigi-no-mikoto

ichinomiya guardianship1 temples

Ohiko no Mikoto

Aizu founding deity1 temples

Okunitama no Kami

guardian deity of Hokkaido1 temples

Okunitama no Kami

Tokachi regional guardian1 temples

Pioneers of Hokkaido

pioneer perseverance luck1 temples

Saigo Takamori

great man veneration1 temples

Sakai Clan Lords

castle town guardian1 temples

Sakamoto Ryoma

patriot memorial1 temples

Satake Clan Lords

Akita lords veneration1 temples

Senju Kannon

ancestral spirit mountaincape fudaraku maritime safetycompassionate protection17 temples

Shaka Nyorai

47 ronin memorialDate family bodaijiFujiwara clan protection44 temples

Shaka Nyorai (Asuka Great Buddha)

oldest buddha blessing1 temples

Shimazu clan ancestors

clan ancestor veneration1 temples

Shimazu Nariakira

enlightened lord veneration1 temples

Sho Kannon

Date clan ancestral templeGenpei war memorialchild raising & korori46 temples

Spirits of the war dead

honoring the war deadmemorial for war deadwar dead memorial9 temples

Tachibana Shuta

military virtue veneration1 temples

Takeda Nobuhiro

Matsumae clan founder1 temples

Takefuruhiko no Mikoto

Sendai founder veneration1 temples

Takehayachio no Kami

tondenhei pioneer veneration1 temples

Tokugawa Iemitsu

shogunal ancestor veneration1 temples

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Ieyasu veneration & luckcareer victoryclan guardian blessings5 temples

Tokugawa Ieyasu

ancestral protectionsuccess and victory2 temples

Tosho Daigongen (Tokugawa Ieyasu)

national peace protection1 temples

Tozawa Clan Lords

Shinjo lords veneration1 temples

Tsugaru Nobumasa

Tsugaru lord veneration1 temples

Uesugi Yozan

wise governance wisdom1 temples

Utsushikunitama no Kami

Tsugaru guardian mountain1 temples

Yakushi Nyorai

Bandai healing templeChosokabe clan templeSomin sai yakuyoke55 temples

Yamauchi Kazutoyo and clan lords

clan ancestor veneration1 temples

Yuki Munehiro

loyalty blessings1 temples

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