Kanayago no Kami is a Shinto deity venerated primarily as a guardian of blacksmiths, metalworkers, and mining, particularly associated with the tatara ironmaking tradition in the Chugoku region of Japan. Shrines dedicated to this deity, such as those in Hiroshima and Shimane prefectures, have historically served communities engaged in iron production, reflecting the deity's deep ties to metallurgical craft and industry. In more recent times, some devotees extend reverence toward this deity in hopes of prosperity in business, though this association is a later, popular extension of the original metalworking patronage rather than a core historical attribute.