Saturday, October 1, 2011

Which are the most famous gods in Japan?

Question:


Which gods are the most famous in Japan? Especially if you are Japanese or if you were born in Japan, which gods are you most familiar with and heard most about growing up? Or which ones do you hear most often now?

Are Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Susanoo the most well-known? Or is it Raijin and Fujin? Or the Seven Lucky Gods? Or Jizo? Someone else?

Answer:


Amaterasu Ohmikami

Add:
Izanagi and Izanami
Susano
Ohkuninushi

We learn Japanese mythology in school not as a religion but as a literature.

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