Characterized by a god of crop soul, god of water and rain, and a guardian god at the same time, Tanokami is an agricultural god known as having a deep relation to the worship of Yamanokami (God of the Mountain) or Sorei shinko (worship of ancestral spirits).
穀霊神・水神・守護神の諸神の性格も併せもつが、とくに山の神信仰や祖霊信仰との深い関連で知られる農耕神である。