Category: Nation Building

2 articles

Creation Gods

Primordial Gods Heavenly Rites & Crafts Nation Building Heroes & Legends Sacred Concepts

Nature Gods

Mountains & Forests Water & Seas Weather & Sky Purification & Renewal Spirits & Folklore

Fortune Gods

Wealth & Prosperity Health & Protection Love & Family Harvest & Craft Rituals & Customs

Abstract Japanese-style illustration of a martial god leading the heavenly descent, bearing bow, arrows, and sword

Nation Building

Amenooshihi: The Ancestral God of the Otomo Clan Who Armed Himself to Lead the Heavenly Descent, and the Courage to Take the Vanguard

Discover Amenooshihi, the martial god who, armed with bow and sword, led the way before Ninigi during the heavenly descent. Learn the myth of this ancestral god of the Otomo clan and how the courage to take the vanguard applies to life today.

Japanese Gods Encyclopedia Editorial Team

Illustration of a mountain pilgrimage road with a series of torii gates

Nation Building

Sacred Pilgrimage Roads and Highway Deities: The Gods Who Guard Japan's Ancient Routes

Trace the faith of the gods dwelling along Japan's sacred pilgrimage roads and highways, from Kumano Kodo to Tokaido, and how these paths built a nation.

Japanese Gods Encyclopedia Editorial Team