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Definitions of shinto in various dictionaries:
noun - the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan
noun - the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma
adj - relating to or characteristic of Shintoism
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One symbol of this Japanese religion is the Torii, a large gate traditionally made of wood |
Japan's emperor was worshipped as a descendant of Amaterasu-Omikami, this religion's sun goddess |
Shrines of this religion have two main parts: the haiden, open to visitors, & the honden, closed to laymen |
Its most sacred books are Kojiki, or "Record of Ancient Events", & Nihongi, or "Chronicle of Japan" |
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands outside a shrine.) Gates called torii represent the boundary between sacred & ordinary space at the thousands of shrines of this religion all over Japan |
The sun on Japan's flag represents Amaterasu, a deity of this religion |
A principal religion of Japan, it has no official sacred scriptures |
In the 18th century, this ancient Japanese religion was revived through the writings of Mabuchi & others |
Amaterasu Omikami, the sun goddess, is an important deity in this religion |
Hie Jinja, dedicated to Oyamakui no Kami, is a Tokyo shrine of this religion |
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Shinto (, Shint) or kami-no-michi (among other names) is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.Shinto practices were first recorded and codified in the written historical records of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki in the 8th century. Still, these earliest Japanese writings do not refer to a unified religion, but rather to a collection of native beliefs and mythology. Shinto today is the religion of public shrines devoted to the worship of a multitude of 'spirits', 'essences' (kami), suited to various purposes such as war memorials and harvest festivals, and applies as well to various sectarian organizations. Practitioners express their diverse beliefs through a standard language and practice, adopting a similar style in dress and ritual, dating from around the time of the Nara and Heian periods (8th12th century).The word Shinto (Way of the Gods) was adopted, ori |