Type: | Shinto |
Toshigami | |
Deity Of: | Harvest, grain |
Other Names: | Toshigami (大年神) |
Script Name: | 年神 or 歳神 |
Script: | Japanese |
Father: | Susanoo |
Mother: | Kamuōichi-hime |
Siblings: | Ukanomitama |
Offspring: | Oyamakui no Kami |
, also known as, is a Japanese kami and a part of the Shinto pantheon.
The 年 (nen) kanji originally meant "harvest", which became "year" over time as harvest happened once each year. Toshigami was therefore the god of abundant harvests, and specifically of grain or rice. The character 神 (kami) literally means "god" or "deity".
According to the Kojiki, Toshigami was the son of Susanoo and Kamuo Ichihime and the older brother of Ukanomitama.
Toshigami had offspring through three different wives:,, and . Through Ino-hime, his children include,,,, and . His children by Kaguyo-hime include and . With Amechikarumizu-hime, he had,,,[1],,,,,, and .