Japanese Deities

The **Japanese Deities** are a humanoid race of extradimensional beings that hail from Ama, a small pocket-dimension adjacent to Earth. An interdimensional nexus between Ama and Earth known as Ama-No-Hashidate, or the "Bridge of Heaven," once existed near the island of Honshu, although the nexus has since been severed. They are also known as the Shinto gods, who have been worshiped by Japan's inhabitants (including Sailor Mars) as early as 10,000 BC into modern times, Shinto is still Japan's biggest religion, although no longer the state religion it once was. In Marvel Comics, they're known as the Amatsu-Kami.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* Japanese Deity Physiology
	+ Godly Body
		- **Superhuman Strength:** All members of the Japanese pantheon possess some degree of superhuman strength. Though not as physically powerful as some other pantheons, such as the Asgardians or Olympians, the average male Aboriginal god is able to lift about 20 tons while the average goddess is able to lift about 10 tons.
		- **Superhuman Speed:** Each member of the pantheon is able to run and move at speeds that are beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human specimen, though the upper limit of the speed varies between members.
		- **Superhuman Stamina:** The musculature of the Japanese gods is much more efficient than that of a human being. Their muscles produce considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activities than those of humans. The average god and goddess can exert themselves at peak capacity for roughly 24 hours before the build up of fatigue toxins in their blood begins to impair them.
		- **Superhuman Durability:** The skin, bone and muscle tissues of the gods are much tougher and more resistant to physical injury than the bodies of humans. The average Japanese god and goddess is capable of withstanding falls from great heights, exposure to temperature extremes, great impacts and high caliber bullets without sustaining injury.
		- **Superhumanly Dense Tissue:** The density of a Japanese god’s bodily tissues is about twice that of a human being, contributing somewhat to their great strength. As a result, they’re actually much heavier than they appear to be.
		- **Regenerative Healing Factor:** It is possible for the Japanese gods to sustain injury. If injured, their extremely efficient metabolisms enable them to rapidly heal damaged bodily tissue much more extensively than a human is capable of. The average god or goddess, however, is unable to regenerate missing limbs or organs.
		- **Superhuman Longevity:** Though not immortal in the same sense as some other god pantheons, the Japanese gods age at a considerably slower rate than humans. However, they're not completely immune to aging and can potentially die of old age. They are immune to the effects of all known Earthly diseases and infections. However, this doesn't mean that they can’t die. It is possible for them to sustain injuries, such as being incinerated for instance, that can cause their physical deaths. It’s possible, however, for a number of gods working together to resurrect a deceased member if his or her life essence is beyond resurrection.
		- **Superhuman Agility:** All members of the Japanese pantheon possess agility, balance and bodily coordination beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human specimen.
		- **Superhuman Reflexes:** The reflexes of an Japanese god are also enhanced to superhuman levels. The reflexes of the Aboriginal gods are proportionally superior to those of most other god pantheons as a means of balancing out their typically inferior levels of physical strength.
	+ **Shapeshifting:** Most Japanese gods are highly skilled metamorphs and can shift all portions of their bodies into the shapes of animals, inanimate objects, other humanoid beings, etc.
	+ **Mystical Energies:** Many Japanese gods also possess additional superhuman abilities that are magical in nature. A common example of this is to be able to open magical gateways to other realms or dimensions. A few of them, however, are more advanced. Kaminari, the Japanese Goddess of Lightning for example, is capable of summoning and creating storms as well as controlling lightning.
		- Shinto Mysticism

## Members

* Aku (evil)
* Amaterasu
* Amatsu-Mikaboshi (evil)
* Ame-No-Mi-Kumari
* Ame-no-Tajikarao
* Ame-no-Uzume
* Benzaiten
* Bishamon
* Emma-O
* Enma
* Fūjin
* Hachiman
* Inari / Inari Okami
* Izanami
* Izanagi / Izanagi-No-Mikoto
* Kagutsuchi / Kagu-tsuchi
* Kaminari
* Kojin
* Konohanasakuya-hime
* Kuraokami (dragon)
* Kuzenbo
* Susa-No-O-Izumo
* Hotei / Hotei Osho
* Mikaboshi
* Ōkuninushi
* Omoikane
* Raijin
* Repun
* Ryujin (dragon)
* Shuten-Dōji
* Sugawara no Michizane/Tenjin
* Suijin
* Sukunabikona
* Susanoo
* Susano-o-no-Mikoto
* Takemikazuchi
* Tsukuyomi / Tsuki-yomi
* Uke Mochi, goddess of food.
* Watatsumi (dragon)
* Yama-no-Kami
* Yuki
* 3 God Generals

## Extended Links

* Japanese Gods from Marvel Wikia
* Japanese Gods from DC Wikia
* Japanese Deity Physiology from Powerlisting Wikia
* Japanese gods & goddesses from Overly Sarcastic Productions Wikia
* Japanese gods from Smite Archives Wikia
* Japanese gods from Smite Wikia
* Japanese deities from Mythology Wikia
* List of Japanese gods & Mythological Creatures from Wikipedia