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Otonoji and Otonobe: ( 意富斗能地神 and 大斗乃弁神) Fifth generation of the Kamiyonanayo.Omodaru and Ayakashikone: ( 淤母陀琉神 and 阿夜訶志古泥神) Sixth generation of the Kamiyonanayo.He was considered one of the first two gods, according to the Kojiki, or one of the first three gods, according to the Nihongi. He was, by himself, the first generation of the Kamiyonanayo. Kuninotokotachi ( 国之常立神) was a deity classified as a hitorigami.Izanami: ( 伊邪那美神) was a creation deity she makes up the seventh generation of the Kamiyonanayo, along with her husband and brother, Izanagi.Izanagi and Izanami on the Floating Bridge of Heaven (by William George Aston) This caused Amaterasu never to face him again, causing the sun and moon to be in different parts of the sky. He killed Ukemochi, out of disgust and anger in the way she had prepared a meal. Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto ( 月読命 or 月夜見尊) is the god of the moon.It is said that after she gave birth to her son, she turned into a dragon and disappeared. Toyotama-hime ( 豊玉姫) was the daughter of Ryūjin and the grandmother of Jimmu.Tamanoya, a kami believed to be the creator of Yasakani no Magatama.

Takeminakata, ( 建御名方) god of wind, water and agriculture, as well as a patron of hunting and warfare.

Takemikazuchi, ( 建御雷/ 武甕槌) known as a god of thunder and the god of swords.

Susanoo was also responsible for the slaying of the monster Yamata no Orochi and the subsequent discovery of the sacred sword Kusanagi. He is also somewhat of a trickster god, as Japanese mythology extensively documents the " sibling rivalry" between him and Amaterasu.

Susanoo-no-Mikoto ( 須佐之男命 or 素戔嗚尊) is a god of storms, as well as the ruler of the sea in some cases.

Ryūjin ( 龍神) Some versions consider him and Ōwatatsumi as the same god, he is a dragon, as well as god of the sea.

As with the latter, Raijin is usually depicted as an oni.

Raijin ( 雷神) is the god of thunder and lightning and is often paired with Fūjin.

Omoikane ( 思兼) The deity of wisdom and intelligence, who is always called upon to "ponder" and give good counsel in the deliberations of the heavenly deities.

Ōkuninushi ( 大国主) A god of nation-building, farming, business, and medicine.

But, it appears that the two were separate kami.

Ōmononushi ( 大物主神) in the Nihongi, Ōmononushi was considered an alternate name for Ōkuninushi.

His great-grandson was Kan'yamato Iwarebiko, later known as Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan.

Ninigi-no-Mikoto ( 瓊瓊杵尊) Commonly called Ninigi, he was the grandson of Amaterasu.

They are often identified with Ukanomitama and Buddhist deity Dakiniten. Their messengers and symbolic animal are foxes.

Inari Ōkami ( 稲荷大神) The god or goddess of rice and fertility.

His symbolic animal and messenger is the dove. Originally an agricultural deity, he later became the guardian of the Minamoto clan.

Hachiman ( 八幡神) is the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people.

He is often depicted as an oni with a bag slung over his back. Fūjin ( 風神) Also known as Kaze-no-kami, he is the Japanese god of the wind and one of the eldest Shinto gods, said to have been present at the creation of the world.Ame-no-Uzume ( 天宇受売命 or 天鈿女命) Commonly called Uzume, she is the goddess of dawn and revelry in Shinto.

For many reasons, one among them being her ties to the Imperial family, she is often considered (though not officially) to be the "primary god" of Shinto. Her name means "Shines from Heaven" or "the great kami who shine Heaven".

Amaterasu-Ōmikami ( 天照大神), she is the goddess of the sun as well as the purported ancestress of the Imperial Household of Japan.

The Amaterasu-Ōmikami emerges from the Heavenly Rock Cave Shunsai Toshimasa ( 春斎年昌)