Jizo is another one of the Japanese gods... He helps the children,the weak and the travellers. Jizo is one of the gods who has a duty of alleviating the suffering of lost souls in hell. He guides these lost souls to the western paradise where they are freed from the karmic rebirth circle.
Raijin is the deity of thunder and lightning who unleashes his tempests with wielding of his hammer and beating of drums. He is depicted with three fingers representing the past, present, and future. Fujin is the god of the winds...According to few myths, it was Fujin who saved Japan during the Mongol invasions by unleashing a typhoon on the approaching fleet. this typhoon was later called the kamikaze or divine wind.
This pair of buddhist gods are together known as Nio
As they stand guarding the entrance of temples referred to as nio-mon(Nio gates) <
Agyo and Ungyo both typically depicted bare-handed or wielding a massive club and a long sword respectively,
Agyo's mouth open to form the sound “ah,” which represents birth.
Ungyo's mouth is closed to form the sound “om,” which represents death..
Inari, often depicted in dual-gender (sometimes male and sometimes female), is the god of rice, thereby alluding the association with prosperity, agriculture, and abundance of produce. Pertaining to the former, Inari was also revered as the patron deity of merchants, tradesmen, and even swordsmiths. In some mythical narratives, he/she is perceived as the progeny of Susanoo – the storm god
Benzaiten (弁才天, 弁財天) (also known as Benten)is a Japanese Buddhist goddess who originated from the Hindu goddess Saraswati. She, holds a biwa(Traditional japanes lute) in her hand Just like Goddess Swarasti holds a veena in her hand
Yebisu, the very first child of the primordial duo Izanagi and Izanami, was born in a deformed state due to a transgression in their marriage ritual. However, in some narratives Hiruko was later identified with the Japanese god Yebisu a deity of fishermen and luck.
Izanagi (Izanagi no Mikoto or ‘he who invites’) and Izanami (Izanami no Mikoto or ‘she who invites’) The god Hiruko or Yebisu was a child of this duo. Izanagi and Izanami went on to create more landmasses and give birth to other divine entities, like...Kagutsuchi – the Japanese fire-god
He was an excellent poet, scholar and politician Even today he is refered to as one of the gods of learning in the Shinto, Tenman-Tenjin (天満天神, often shortened to Tenjin).