What to Name My Shinto Deity
Places: Iga Prefecture (medieval Japan/1581); New York City (2014)
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Search Terms Used: Shinto, Naming my Shinto Deity, Naming my Shinto kami, kami, kami names, Iga Prefecture, Iga Prefecture shrines, Iga Prefecture kami. I also went down the entire list of Shinto terms on Wikipedia.
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Not exactly the question you asked, but as far as backstory goes, perhaps your OC rat kami could have been part of the entourage of Daikoku, a deity associated with household wealth and abundant food stores--symbolized by the fact that he laughs off the presence of rats because he can afford to share his rice.
(Warning: the Wikipedia entry on Daikoku includes a reference to a practice called fukunusubi, or "theft of fortune"--a belief that stealing divine figures without being caught would ensure good fortune. This notion seems to be the recent invention of a Wikipedia contributor--which is a shame, because it has obvious applicability to the concept of ninjutsu.)
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