However, he was disgusted by Izanami’s rotting form and fled. Izanagi attempted to retrieve his deceased wife from the netherworld.Tragically, Izanami died after giving birth to Kagutsuchi, the Shinto God of Fire.Together, they created the Japanese archipelago and new generations of Shinto deities.
The suffix Ōmikami (大神) means “important god” or “chief god.” This honorific is only tagged to the most important Shinto gods.
The Japanese suffix no-Kami simply means “god.” Written as の神 or のかみ or simply神, it is an honorific often tagged to names of Shinto deities.In Japan’s native faith, it is believed that there is a Kami (神), or a god, for everything from virtues to rituals, to professions and weather phenomena, to even trees and mountains.