Shiramba Kamuy is the Ainu ''

kamuy A ''kamuy'' (; ) is a spiritual or divine being in Ainu mythology, a term denoting a supernatural entity composed of or possessing spiritual energy. The Ainu people have many myths about the ''kamuy'', passed down through oral traditions and r ...

'' (''god'') of wood, grains, and other forms of vegetation. He is therefore also the ''kamuy'' of many household tools, which contain wood. He is sometimes portrayed as the brother of Hash-inau-uk Kamuy, the goddess of the hunt.

References

*Ashkenazy, Michael. ''Handbook of Japanese Mythology''. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio, 2003. *Etter, Carl. ''Ainu Folklore: Traditions and Culture of the Vanishing Aborigines of Japan''. Chicago: Wilcox and Follett, 1949. *Munro, Neil Gordon. ''Ainu Creed and Cult''. New York: Columbia University Press, 1995. {{ainu-stub Ainu kamuy Nature gods