TYPE: Primordial Being
ORIGIN: Shinto [Japan]
INFORMATION: The fifth of the deities to emerge in the heavens, named in both the sacred texts of Shintoism, the Kojiki and Nihongi, but probably strongly influenced by Chinese religion. Born from a reed floating in the primeval waters. See also Umashi-Ashi-Kabi-Hiko-Ji-No-Kami