He is portrayed as a terrifying dark demon, resembling a red headed black humanoid wearing a leopard skin, carrying a large bag of winds on his shoulders.
In Japanese art, the deity is often depicted together with Raijin, the god of lightning, thunder and storms.
Raijin is a god of lightning, thunder[1] and storms in the Shinto religion and in Japanese mythology.
His name is derived from the Japanese words rai (雷, meaning ‘thunder’) and shin (神, ‘god’). He is typically depicted as a demon beating drums to create thunder, usually with the symbol tomoe drawn on the drums.
He is also known by the following names:
- Kaminari-sama
- Raiden-sama
- Narukami
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