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Kami

Kami (Japanese: 神; ) are the deities, divinities, spirits, and mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the traditional Shinto religion of Japan. Kami can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, beings and the qualities that these beings express, as well as the spirits of venerated dead people. Many kami are considered…

History, Shinto belief & Notable kami

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Nihon ShokiSoulsAra-mitamaKo-ShintōHunter-gatherer
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Shinto belief

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Notable kami

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Meaning

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see also · 17
Kami → Ainu, Animistic, Chinese, Divine, Dé Danann Rūḥ, God, Indigenous Ryukyuan, Islam, Japanese, Jōmon-period JapanFairyKotodama, Korean, New YearKo-Shintō, ShintoKadomatsu, ShintoRyukyuan, Spirit, Tools, Traditional Japanese
related to Ceremonies and festivals · 13
Kami → After, Daijō-sai, During, Emperor Shōwa's, In, Japan, Niiname-sai, Once, One, Shinto, The, This, Visitors
related to External links · 12
Kami → Archived, Concept, Encyclopedia, Gods, Introduction, Itō Mikiharu, January, JapanEvolution, Kami Archived, November, ShintoKami, Wayback Machine
related to history · 11
Kami → Ancient Matters, CE, Chronicles, In, Japan, Japanese, Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, Records, The Kojiki, While Shinto
related to Shinto belief · 8
Kami → As, English, Imperial House, Included, Japan, Shinto, Some, The
related to Amatsukami and Kunitsukami · 7
Kami → Amatsukami, Ashihara, Japanese, Kunitsukami, Nakatsukuni, Takamagahara, Tenson
related to Meaning · 6
Kami → Although, God, It, Japanese, Shinto, Supreme Being
related to Notable kami · 6
Kami → Amaterasu, Iware-biko, Japanese, Mikoto, ShintoEbisu, TennōOmoikane

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shinto japanese also nature ancient gods spirits japan people kunitsukami considered needed deities ceremonies amatsukami rice worshipped concept earth shrine

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