1) Creator god 2) Japanese deity 
==Accounts in mythology== ===Izanagi and Izanami=== He with his spouse and younger sister Izanami gave birth to the many islands of Japan (kuniumi), and begat numerous deities of Shintoism (kamiumi). But she died after giving birth to the fire-god Kagu-tsuchi. Izanagi executed the fire god with the `ten-grasp sword` (Totsuka-no-Tsurugi). Afterwa.....
In Shinto mythology, Izanagi and Izanami are the central deities in the creation myth. They were descended from seven pairs of brothers and sisters who had appeared after heaven and earth had separated out of chaos. A mighty bridge floated between the heavens and the primeval oceans; standing on this,
In Shinto, along with IZANAMI one of the creators of Japan; Izanami's lover, and the father of AMATERASU.
[n] - the god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan with his sister Izanami
the Japanese god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan by a union with his sister Izanami.