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Shinto

Shinto Shinto is the major religion in Japan. The word shinto means “Way of the gods.” They believe in the spirits known as “Kami.”

Shinto Cleanliness is the core of shinto belief. Its followers observe a ritual called “Misogi,” which shows the value of cleanliness.

Shinto The gods and goddesses of nature temporarily live in the “shintai” or things or creatures shintoists worship such as trees, rocks and ravens.

Shinto Amaterasu the sun goddess as their principal god. They believed that amaterasu was the ancestor of the imperial family.

Shinto Doctrines Kojiki – Records of Ancient matters. Nihonji – Chronicles of Japan.

Shinto Doctrines According to these books, Japan was created by the god izanagi and the goddess izanami.

Nippon Nippon, which means the “land of the rising sun”. Nippon was derived in the chinese word Jih-Pen, a chinese word meaning “the coming of the sun”.

Nippon The red circle on the on the on a white background on the Japanese flag represents the rising sun, which manifests their belief in divine origin.