Kami

Plural �Kami� object of worship in Shinto and other indigenous religions of Japan. The term kami is often translated as �god,� �lord,� or �deity�; but it also includes other forces of nature, both good and evil, which, because of their superiority or divinity, become objects of reverence and respect. The sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami and other creator spirits, illustrious ancestors, and both