Japanese Deities

Who is considered the most important deity in Shinto mythology?

• Susanoo

• Tsukuyomi

• Amaterasu

• Izanagi

Which tumultuous and impulsive deity is associated with the summer and sea?

• Susanoo

• Tsukuyomi

• Amaterasu

• Inari

Which deity is often depicted as both male and female?

• Fujin

• Raijin

• Inari

• Benzaiten

Who is the guardian deity of samurai?

• Bishamonten

• Hotei

• Ama-no-Uzume

• Hachiman

Which deity is known for saving earth from eternal night?

• Ama-no-Uzume

• Tsukuyomi

• Hotei

• Amaterasu

Which deity is often depicted as a fat, bald monk?

• Benzaiten

• Hachiman

• Hotei

• Bishamonten

Who is the Japanese god of war and fortune?

• Hachiman

• Bishamonten

• Ama-no-Uzume

• Hotei

Which deity is the goddess of love, luck, water, music, and knowledge?

• Hotei

• Bishamonten

• Benzaiten

• Inari

Which deity is known as the god of wind in Japanese mythology?

• Fujin

• Raijin

• Inari

• Benzaiten

Who is the Japanese god of thunder and storms?

• Susanoo

• Raijin

• Amaterasu

• Izanagi