in Shintō, a holy area surrounded by a barrier of trees; used as a place to summon and worship gods

in Shintō, a holy area surrounded by a barrier of trees; used as a place to summon and worship gods

in Shintō, a holy area surrounded by a barrier of trees; used as a place to summon and worship gods

A kind of familiar spirit, summoned-up in service as a servant to the will of a practitioner of the onmyōdō (陰陽道) religion, very much like a western familiar.

demigod

(mythology, Shinto) a god of the land or soil

(mythology, Shinto, possibly archaic) a god of fire, another name for Kagutsuchi

a surname

(polite) do you believe in God?

A (guardian) dog spirit; a attendant/familiar spirit: In Japanese mythology an inugami (lit. a "dog spirit") is a type of shikigami (式神), similar to a familiar spirit, resembling, and usually originating from, a dog, and most commonly carrying out vengeance or acting as guardians on behalf of their 'owner'.