Izanami in the context of Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto

Izanagi (イザナギ/伊邪那岐/伊弉諾) or Izanaki (イザナキ), formally referred to with a divine honorific asIzanagi-no-Mikoto (伊邪那岐命/伊弉諾尊; meaning "He-who-invites" or the "Male-who-invites"), is the creator deity (kami) of both creation and life in Japanese mythology. He and his sister-wife Izanami are the last of the seven generations of primordial deities that manifested after the formation of heaven and earth. Izanagi and Izanami are held to be the creators of the Japanese archipelago and the progenitors of many deities, which include the sun goddess Amaterasu, the moon deity Tsukuyomi, and the storm god Susanoo. He is a god that can be said to be the beginning of the current Japanese imperial family.

Ame-no-ukihashi (天浮橋, 天の浮橋; English: Floating Bridge of Heaven) is the bridge that connects the heaven and the earth in Japanese mythology. In the story of the creation of the Japanese archipelago, narrated in the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki, the gods Izanagi and Izanami stood upon this bridge while they gave form to the world. The concept of the Floating Bridge may have been inspired by the rainbow, although it has also been suggested that it represents the Milky Way.

In another story, the bridge is said to be guarded by the god Sarutahiko Ōkami, who refuses to allow Ninigi-no-Mikoto to descend to earth. Ame-no-Uzume persuades Sarutahiko to relent, and subsequently marries him.

Toyouke-hime (豊宇気毘売, Toyouke-bime; lit. "Luxuriant Food Princess") is the deity (kami) of food and grain in the Shinto religion. Originally enshrined in the Tanba region of Japan, it is said she was called to reside at Gekū, Ise Shrine in the 5th century during the reign of Emperor Yūryaku to offer sacred food to Amaterasu Ōmikami, the Sun Goddess.

While popular as Toyouke-Ōhmikami presently, her name has been transcribed using Chinese characters in several manners including Toyouke bime no kami (豊宇気毘売神) in the Kojiki, while there is no entry about her in the Nihon Shoki.

Hitorigami (独神) are kami (in Shinto myth) who came into being alone, as opposed to those who came into being as male-female pairs. According to the Kojiki, this group includes the "three deities of creation" and the "separate heavenly kami." They are described as having hidden their bodies or their forms not being visible. Most are said to have been created from the "male essence" and, as such, are male in gender.

Two hitorigami, Kuni-no-Tokotachi and Ame-no-Minakanushi, summoned the divine pair of Izanagi and Izanami into being and charged them with creating the first land in the swirling salt water that existed below the heavens.