Kamadogami (竃神 or かまど神, lit. Stove God) is a kami.
Appearance[]
Kamadogami is a wooden mask of a frowning, bald face, which is covered in flames and next to a gohei.
History[]
Video Games[]
- Garandon appears in GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yōkai Yokochō as a C-Rank yōkai.
Legend[]
Illustration of Kamadogami
Kamadogami, also known as Okama-Sama, Kōjin, Kama-Otoko, or Dokōgami, are kami of places where fire is used, like the traditional hearths irori and kamado. They're also kami of agriculture and children.
According to the "Minkan shinkō jiten" (民間信仰辞典, Dictionary of Folk Beliefs), worshippers of Kamadogami place sacred offerings (gohei) and talismans on pillars or shelves near the hearth, while in some other places the hearth's hook or trivet is used as a sacred object. In Rikuzen Province (modern day south Iwate and north Miyagi Prefectures), it is customary to make Kamagami or Kama-Otoko masks out of leftover wood used to make houses, and place and enshrine them on pillars near the hearth, facing the entrance or outdoors. In Satsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kamadogami are presented dolls as offerings.