Count: 0 — There are no canonical or well-attested Japanese gods that begin with the letter C when using standard Hepburn romanization. This guide aims to be an alphabetical, scholarly reference based on primary sources such as the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, major shrine records, and the Encyclopedia of Shinto, and those sources yield no reliable deity names that start with the Roman letter C. Note that this is not a gap in research but a predictable result of Japanese phonetics and romanization practices.

Understand that the absence has clear reasons. Japanese syllables do not begin with a plain “c” sound; Hepburn uses “ch” for ち (chi) and most major kami names begin with syllables romanized with K, S, T, N, etc. Small regional or folk names sometimes appear with romanizations that start with C in nonstandard or anglicized forms, but these are rare, modern, or variant spellings and do not meet the criteria of canonical, well-attested deities. For reliable alternatives, consult lists ordered by Hepburn romanization, kana order, or by shrine — and verify names against the Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, shrine pages, and the Encyclopedia of Shinto.