WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Shinto, or the “way of the spirits or deities, ‘’ began to take form in Japan’s pre-historic period before the sixth century C.E. In this early phase, Shinto was the religion of a pre-literate society that was organized around the central social unit of the clan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shinto ("the way of the gods") is the indigenous faith of the Japanese people and as old as Japan itself. It remains Japan’s major religion alongside Buddhism.