Himekami (姫神) is a Japanese group of new age music. The name is derived from Mount Himekami in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. The group was founded in 1980 by composer Yoshiaki Hoshi as Himekami Sensation (姫神せんせいしょん), and includes synthesizer player Yoshiki Hoshi and vocalists Wakako Nakajima, Tomoko Fujii, Junko Shiwa, and Yoriko Sano. The group changed its name to Himekami in 1984. Yoshiaki Hoshi's son, Yoshiki Hoshi, has lead the group since Yoshiaki Hoshi's death in 2004.