Toshigami

, also known as Ōtoshi-no-kami, is a Japanese kami and a part of the Shinto pantheon. The 年 (nen) kanji originally meant "harvest", which became "year" over time as harvest happened once each year. Toshigami was therefore the god of abundant harvests, and specifically of grain or rice. The character 神 (kami) literally means "god" or "deity". According to the Kojiki, Toshigami was the son of Susanoo and Kamuōichi-hime and the older brother of Ukanomitama. Toshigami had offspring through three different wives: Ino-hime, Kaguyo-hime, and Amechikarumizu-hime. Through Ino-hime, his children include Ohokuni-mitama, Kara-kami, Sofuri-kami, Shirahi-no-kami, and Hijiri-no-kami. His children by Kaguyo-hime include Ōkaguyama-tomi and Mitoshi-no-kami. With Amechikarumizu-hime, he had Okitsu-hiko-no-kami, Okitsu-hime-no-mikoto, Oyamakui-no-kami, Niwa-tsuhi-no-kami, Asuha-no-kami, Hahiki-no-kami, Kaguyama-tomi-no-kami, Hayamato-no-kami, Niwataka-tsuhi-no-kami, and Ōtsuchi-no-kami.