RELIGIONS
SHINTO
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Detailed explanation-1: -Shinto is primarily found in Japan, where there are around 100, 000 public shrines, although practitioners are also found abroad. Numerically, it is Japan’s largest religion, the second being Buddhism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Non-Japanese people have received certification as Shinto priests, and Shinto shrines can be found around the world, including in the United States, Brazil, the Netherlands and the Republic of San Marino.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shintoism is a Japanese faith that has been part of religious life in Japan for many centuries. Although Shinto rituals are widely practiced in Japan, only a minority of the Japanese population identifies with Shintoism in surveys.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shinto means the way of the gods. Shintoism is an Ancient religion of Japan. It started at least as long ago as 1000 B.C.E. but is still practiced today by at least five million people. The followers of Shintoism believe that spiritual powers exist in the natural world.