Deities for National & Ancestral

73 deities · 74 places

Deities

Ajisukitakahikone-no-Mikoto

Kamo clan origins1 place

All kami of Hitachi province

combined provincial blessing1 place

Amaterasu Omikami

Asahikawa guardianTohoku Ise shrineYokohama general guardian14 places

Amaterasu Omikami

longevity blessingmatchmakingorigin of Ise blessings3 places

Amaterasu Omikami

hidden heart matchmakingmisogi purificationnational protection6 places

Amaterasu Omikami

community guardianrising dragon luck2 places

Amenokoyane-no-Mikoto

ancestral blessings2 places

Atsuta Okami

imperial regalia sword1 place

Birushana Butsu (Great Buddha)

national peace and prosperity1 place

Chichibuhiko-no-mikoto

regional ancestor guardian1 place

Chuai Tenno

imperial ancestor blessing1 place

Eirei (war dead spirits)

war dead memorial4 places

Emperor Godaigo

loyalty and devotion1 place

Emperor Jimmu

new beginnings1 place

Emperor Kanmu

guardianship of Kyoto1 place

Emperor Komei

peace and stability1 place

Emperor Meiji

national blessing and luckpioneer spirit & fortune2 places

Forty-seven Ronin of Ako

loyalty and memorial1 place

Hime Okami

ancestral Hachiman venerationmatchmaking2 places

Hinokuma-no-Okami

sun mirror blessings1 place

Hitone no Mikoto

Asaka founding ancestor1 place

Hosokawa Fujitaka

clan ancestor veneration1 place

Ikushima-no-Okami

Osaka guardianship1 place

Jimmu Tenno

national founding blessingpioneering new ventures2 places

Jimmu Tenno (Sano-no-mikoto)

emperor birthplace blessing1 place

Kato Kiyomasa (Seishoko)

Seishoko veneration1 place

Kikuchi Taketoki

loyal samurai veneration1 place

Kitabatake Akiie

loyal warrior veneration1 place

Kumano Gongen

Suzuki clan ancestry1 place

Kunikakasu-no-Okami

sun mirror blessings1 place

Kunitokotachi-no-mikoto

188 deities combined worship1 place

Kuroda Nagamasa

clan founder veneration1 place

Kusunoki Masashige

loyalty and resolve1 place

Matsudaira Sadanobu

wise lord & matchmaking1 place

Minamoto no Mitsunaka

samurai ancestry blessings1 place

Nabeshima Naohiro

domain lord veneration1 place

Nakasone Toyomiya

island hero veneration1 place

Nanbu Mitsuyuki

clan founder & luck stone1 place

Nawa Nagatoshi

loyalty and courage1 place

Ninigi-no-mikoto

financial windfallfive-grain abundanceheavenly descent blessing5 places

Ninigi-no-mikoto

ancestral blessing1 place

Ninigi-no-mikoto

national ancestor blessing1 place

Ninigi-no-mikoto

ichinomiya guardianship1 place

Ohiko no Mikoto

Aizu founding deity1 place

Okunitama no Kami

guardian deity of Hokkaido1 place

Okunitama no Kami

Tokachi regional guardian1 place

Pioneers of Hokkaido

pioneer perseverance luck1 place

Saigo Takamori

great man veneration1 place

Sakai Clan Lords

castle town guardian1 place

Sakamoto Ryoma

patriot memorial1 place

Satake Clan Lords

Akita lords veneration1 place

Senju Kannon

ancestral spirit mountaincape fudaraku maritime safetycompassionate protection17 places

Shaka Nyorai

47 ronin memorialDate family bodaijiFujiwara clan protection44 places

Shaka Nyorai (Asuka Great Buddha)

oldest buddha blessing1 place

Shimazu clan ancestors

clan ancestor veneration1 place

Shimazu Nariakira

enlightened lord veneration1 place

Sho Kannon

Date clan ancestral templeGenpei war memorialchild raising & korori46 places

Spirits of the war dead

honoring the war deadmemorial for war deadwar dead memorial9 places

Tachibana Shuta

military virtue veneration1 place

Takeda Nobuhiro

Matsumae clan founder1 place

Takefuruhiko no Mikoto

Sendai founder veneration1 place

Takehayachio no Kami

tondenhei pioneer veneration1 place

Tokugawa Iemitsu

shogunal ancestor veneration1 place

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Ieyasu veneration & luckcareer victoryclan guardian blessings5 places

Tokugawa Ieyasu

ancestral protectionsuccess and victory2 places

Tosho Daigongen (Tokugawa Ieyasu)

national peace protection1 place

Tozawa Clan Lords

Shinjo lords veneration1 place

Tsugaru Nobumasa

Tsugaru lord veneration1 place

Uesugi Yozan

wise governance wisdom1 place

Utsushikunitama no Kami

Tsugaru guardian mountain1 place

Yakushi Nyorai

Bandai healing templeChosokabe clan templeSomin sai yakuyoke55 places

Yamauchi Kazutoyo and clan lords

clan ancestor veneration1 place

Yuki Munehiro

loyalty blessings1 place

Where to visit

Narrow it down

FukushimaHokkaidoKagoshimaKumamotoKyotoMiyagiMiyazakiNaraTokyoWakayamaYamagata

Goriyaku is tradition and local custom, not doctrine. These pages are a starting point, not an authority.