Can kami (spirits in Shinto faith) lie?

I'm reading an on line story based around Japanese culture and the Shinto religion. I know things are sometimes embellished or changed so a story can be more interesting. The author of the story I am reading puts big importance on Jami not being able to lie. I just want to know how accurate this actually is. Can anyone please answer this for me?

I would hope so, standing around all the time would get tiring.

*BA dim Tish*

There is a word "yarrow no Jami" which means 8 million Jami (s). Though not literally 8 million, there are a lot of different kind of Jami and Shinto's Jami is not the single omnipotent figure like Christian God. Also there are different sect of Shinto like Christian's Protestant or Catholic. There are evil Jami and good Jami too.

So there could be Jami who cannot lie especially in a story or at least not so unnatural in my opinion.

There are about as many Kami as there are natural objects in the universe. The 8 million is just a way of saying "astronomically large but finite". However, the Kami in the Shinto texts are really a lot like people. (Note that the texts aren't central to the religion). The older sister has a hussy fit and locks herself in a room (cave in the actual story) because of how her younger brother is acting. A few other Kami hold a party outside to coax her out (complete with a band and a stripper). When the elder sister peeks out to see what's going on (and to check out if the stripper is really prettier than she is, as the other Kami have been loudly saying) one of the Kami holds up a mirror so she can see herself. She's so entranced with her own appearance that she comes out (not that the elder sister is vain or anything). So the Kami in the stories have all the human virtues and faults. Note that these stories were written primarily to legitimize the right to rule by one clan or another.

Shintoists believe that every natural object whether animate or inanimate has a divine spark (Kami). This divine spark is really what gets worshiped (IMHO, because Shinto texts aren't central to the belief there are a wide variety of Shintoists. The fact that some views are different doesn't bother anyone).