'''Yama-no-Kami''' (山の神) is the name given to a [[kami]] of the mountains of the [[Shinto]] religion of [[Japan]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Yama-no-kami {{!}} Japanese religion {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Yama-no-kami |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> These can be of two different types.<ref name=":0" /> The first type is a god of the mountains who is worshipped by hunters, woodcutters, and charcoal burners.<ref name=":0" /> The second is a god of [[agriculture]] who comes down from the mountains and is worshipped by farmers.<ref name=":0" /> This kami is generally considered as a goddess, or a female deity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D |first=John |date=2014-08-20 |title=Mountain kami |url=https://www.greenshinto.com/2014/08/20/mountain-kami-yama-no-kami/ |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=Green Shinto |language=en-GB}}</ref>

 

 

=== List of Japanese mountain gods ===