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is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. It is a form of animism. It involves the worship of kami (神), gods. Some kami are local and can be regarded as the spiritual being/spirit or genius (mythology) of a particular place, but others represent major natural objects and processes, for example, Amaterasu, the Sun goddess. The word Shinto was created by combining two kanji: "神" (shin), meaning gods or spirits (the character can also be read as "kami" in Japanese), and "道" (tō), meaning way or path in a philosophical sense (the same character is used for the Chinese word Dao). As such, Shinto is commonly translated as "the Way of the Gods".
After World War II, Shinto lost its status of state religion; some Shinto practices and teachings, once given a great deal of prominence during the war, are no longer taught nor practiced today, and others remain largely as everyday activities, like omikuji (a form of drawing lots) and Japanese New Year, that few identify with religious connotations.
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International Shinto Foundation - Introduction to Shinto, plus publications.
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Kami - As seen in Shinto mythology, the kami express their sacredness and power through their embodiment in Nature, such as the sun, moon, wind, trees, rivers, and mountains. Both kami and man are defined in relation to Nature or as a part of Nature.
Kami no Michi: The Way of Kami - Online book on the life and thought of a Shinto priest, by Guji Yukitaka Yamamoto.
Konkokyo - Details beliefs, organization, history, and offers graphical tour of its headquarters.
Shinto - Full text of English translations of the Yengishiki, and excerpts from the Kojiki and Nihongi.
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World Mate Wales / Gloucestershire Shibu - The Wales branch of the Shinto based organisation World Mate.
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