Deities for Sea & Fishing

55 deities · 47 places

Deities

Amaterasu Omikami

Asahikawa guardianTohoku Ise shrineYokohama general guardian14 places

Amaterasu Omikami

fishing and pearl diving1 place

Amenohiritome-no-mikoto

maritime safety1 place

Ebisu Okami (Hiruko no Mikoto)

head Ebisu fishermen shrine1 place

Eleven-faced Kannon

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

Gyoran Kannon

sea safety & fish memorial1 place

Hachiman Okami

all-purpose omamori varietyarmor & warrior protectioncity guardian blessings12 places

Hikitejikara-no-mikoto

fishermen's safety1 place

Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto

mountain and sea rescuetide control blessing2 places

Homudawake no Mikoto

port & fishing safetyvictory & good fortunevictory & life fortune4 places

Hosuseri-no-mikoto (Umisachihiko)

fishing luck1 place

Ichikishimahime no Mikoto

fishing & sea safetymaritime safety2 places

Isotakeru-no-mikoto

voyage safety1 place

Jingu Kogo (Empress Jingu)

fugu fishery and memorialshogi skill improvement2 places

Juichimen Kannon

Kannon compassionall-round wish grantingchild-bestowing camphor tree22 places

Kajitori Jizo Bosatsu

helmsman maritime safety1 place

Kotoshironushi no Kami (Ebisu)

fishing and sea bountylottery winning2 places

Kotoshironushi-no-kami

fishing boat safety1 place

Maso (Mazu)

safe sea crossingsea goddess protection2 places

Mazu (Maso)

sea voyage safety1 place

Munakata Three Goddesses

Okhotsk sea safetybeauty water for skinmaritime and travel safety4 places

Nakatsutsuno-o-no-kami

voyage safety1 place

Nakatsuwatatsumi-no-kami

fishing bounty1 place

Namikiri Fudo Myoo

wave cutting sea safetywave-calming voyage safety2 places

Neko-gami (cat deity)

cat guardian for fishing1 place

Neko-gami Miyori Daimyojin

cat god fishing luck1 place

Ojin Tenno (Emperor Ojin)

fugu fishery and memorialoil pressing and oil trade2 places

Omononushi no Kami

cutting bad tieskonpira business luckmaritime safety konpira3 places

Omononushi-no-kami

maritime safety and fortunerabbit matchmaking2 places

Owatatsumi no Mikoto

maritime safety1 place

Ryudo Dairyuo

fishing fleet protection1 place

Senju Kannon

ancestral spirit mountaincape fudaraku maritime safetycompassionate protection17 places

Shiotsuchinooji no Kami

sacred salt cauldronsship guardian oldest shrine2 places

Sokotsuwatatsumi-no-kami

sea safety1 place

Sumiyoshi Okami

journey safetymaritime safetyovercoming barriers6 places

Sumiyoshi Okami (three sea gods)

voyage safetywork success2 places

Sumiyoshi Okami (Three Sea Gods)

maritime safety1 place

Sumiyoshi Three Deities

river and sea safety1 place

Sumiyoshi Three Deities (aramitama)

maritime safety1 place

Tagirihime-no-mikoto

sea safety1 place

Tagitsu-hime-no-kami

sea voyage safety1 place

Tagitsu-hime-no-mikoto

fishing safety1 place

Tagori-hime-no-kami

ocean voyage protection1 place

Tagori-hime-no-mikoto

maritime safety1 place

Take Inadane-no-mikoto

maritime safety1 place

Tamayori-hime-no-mikoto

child blessingmatchmakingsea protection4 places

Toyotama-hime-no-mikoto

couple harmonylove fulfillmentmaritime protection5 places

Toyotamahime no Mikoto

safe birth & matchmakingsafe childbirthsalmon return blessing3 places

Ukanomitama-no-okami

sailors port safety1 place

Wakasahiko-no-kami

fishery and water blessing1 place

Watatsumi-no-kami (Kaido-shin)

shiranui sea blessing1 place

Watatsumi-no-kami (Shodo-no-mikoto)

wind and wave safety1 place

Watatsumi-no-mikoto

seafarers guardian1 place

Yamaie Seibei Kiyonobu

fishing prosperity1 place

Yodohime-no-mikoto

community protectionriver and sea safety2 places

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