Linked with other beliefs of different origins, Tanokami is commonly regarded as Ebisu (god of fishing and commerce) in Eastern Japan and Daikokuten (Mahakala) in Wewtern Japan.
また、起源の異なる他の信仰と結びついて、東日本ではえびす、西日本では大黒天を田の神と考える地方が多い。