赤神 · fire

Akagami

Akagami, the red kami associated with fire, is honored in a shrine in the Kii Peninsula. Locals pray to the kami for protection against fire-related disasters and for the purification of their homes.

Mythology

Anecdotes tell of Akagami emerging from a sacred flame used to purify the village's water supply, symbolizing the duality of fire as both a destructive and a nurturing force.