Toshigami
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Toshigami (年神?) is a god or kami of the Shinto religion in Japan. Toshigami is derived from two Chinese figures, toshi meaning the year and kami meaning a god. Toshigami is a god of the year, believed to come in the new year, having brought the new year with him. Toshigami are also thought of as ancestors.
