Key Points

- Personification of the Southern Polar Star

- God of wisdom and longevity (Lived 1500 years as a mortal)

- Seven Gods of Fortune

Brief Bio 

Jurōjin (Old Man of Longevity') is one of Japanese mythology's Seven Gods of Fortune or Shichifukujin. He is the god of longevity. Jurōjin originated from the Chinese Taoist god, the Old Man of the South Pole or Star of the Old Man. 

He is known as the immortal of the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), and may have been a historical figure of the period. Jurōjin is identified as the personification of the imagined Southern Polar Star.  While paintings and statues of Jurōjin are considered auspicious, he never developed a following in Japan independent of the other Seven Gods of Fortune.

People believe himself as the god of wisdom and longevity had been live in the world for 1500 years. People respect to acquire safety and happy living.

Jurōjin is often identified with Fukurokuju, another of the Seven Gods of Fortune. In some accounts, the two are said to inhabit the same body. As such, the two are often confused