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Kōjin
Kōjin, also known as , is the Japanese ''kami'' (''god'') of fire, the hearth, and the kitchen. He is sometimes called Kamado-gami, literally ''the god of the stove''. He represents violent forces that are turned toward the good of humankind.
==Mythology==
The name ''Sambō-Kōjin'' means ''three-way rough deity'', and he is considered a deity of uncertain temper.〔Ashkenazy, Michael. ''Handbook of Japanese Mythology''. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio, 2003. 244〕 Fire, which he represents, is a destructive force, as shown in the myth of Kagu-tsuchi, the original fire deity, whose birth caused his mother's death. However, Kōjin embodies fire controlled and turned toward a good purpose. He is said to destroy all impurity.〔 He is also responsible for watching over the household and reporting any misdeeds to the ''kami'' of the village or city. These reports are discussed, and the according rewards or punishments assigned, by an assembly of gods in Izumo province in the tenth month of the traditional lunar calendar.〔Ashkenazy 186-187〕
Kōjin is sometimes identified as an incarnation of Fudō Myō-Ō, who is likewise depicted as surrounded by flames and tasked with dealing with misdeeds.〔
As Kamado-gami, he is sometimes depicted as female.
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