WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Shinto (Japanese: , romanized: Shintō) is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan’s indigenous religion and as a nature religion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Because ritual rather than belief is at the heart of Shinto, Japanese people don’t usually think of Shinto specifically as a religion-it’s simply an aspect of Japanese life. This has enabled Shinto to coexist happily with Buddhism for centuries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kami is the Japanese word for a deity, divinity, or spirit. It has been used to describe mind, God, supreme being, one of the Shinto deities, an effigy, a principle, and anything that is worshipped.