What are kami ?
(UY Vol 3, #13) –There is no exact English equivalent to the word kami. Sometimes it’s been translated as “god.” However, ancestors can also be kami, and the government was once known as okami. I chose to translate it as “deity” or “divinity,” though this is still inaccurate. According to The Kojiki, Japan has eight million good kami and ten million evil spirits. –A note of interest is that the number eight is sacred to the Japanese and is a recurring theme, much like how seven or forty bears significance to Christians.
