In Japan, the term of Daikokuten normally refers to Japan's own deity that was created by combining it with Okuninushi no mikoto of the Shinto religion, such as the statue of Daikokuten (大国天: Daikokuten) enshrined at Kanda Myojin Shrine.
日本で大黒天といえば一般的には神田明神の大黒天（大国天）像に代表されるように神道の大国主と神仏習合した日本独自の神をさすことが多い。