kadogami (門神 Kadogami) are object-like kami.
Appearance[]
Kadogami are a pair of flaming slabs of wood with a Henohenomoheji design.
History[]
Video Games[]
- Kadogami appear in GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yōkai Yokochō as an A-Rank yōkai.
Legend[]
Illustration of Kadogami
Kadogami, also known as Kadonyudo (門入道, Kadoyūdō), and Kado no Michigami (門の道神, Kadonomichigami) are wooden objects that house Toshigami used in the part of the Kanto region that stretches from Saitama Prefecture to the mountainous areas of western Kanagawa Prefecture and eastern Yamanashi Prefecture.
In the 13th day of the New Year, a pair of male and female Kadogami kadomatsu, made from trees that aren't used for lumber or firewood, are placed in the entrances of people's homes. They shouldn't be exposed to light on the 20th, so they're burned during the 19th day of the New Year.
Kadogami are a Japanese adaptation of the Chinese Ménshén, though in this case are only put up during the New Year and mixed with local Shinto beliefs.