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The Shinto Religion

Beliefs

Japanese people believe in the divine couple Izanagi-no-mikoto and Izanami-no-mikoto, who gave birth to the Japanese islands. Among their children that became deities of the various Japanese clans is Amaterasu Omikami (Sun Goddess). She is the ancestress of the Imperial Family and is regarded as the chief deity. Her shrine is located at Ise. Her brother Susano is most famous for killing an evil serpent.

Buddhism first arrived in Japan from Korea and China during the 6th through 8th centuries CE. The two religions share a basic optimism about human nature, and for the world. Within Shinto, the Buddha was viewed as another Kami. Meanwhile, Buddhism in Japan regarded the Kami as being manifestations of various Buddhas. Most weddings are performed by Shinto priests; funerals are performed by Buddhist priests.

Shinto is an optimistic religion that does not follow its own moral code they generally follow the teachings of Confucianism. Followers believe in the afterlife since all humans turn into Kami after they die and family members create little shrines where they revere their deceased family member. Ancestors are deeply revered and worshiped. All of humanity is regarded as Kami's child. Thus all human life and human nature is sacred.

Ema is a a wooden tablet that can be purchased at any shrine that has a likeness to a horse or an arrow. On these wooden tablets you write your wish and hang it at the shrine.

Picture of Ema taken from Here

There are Four Affirmations in Shinto:

Tradition and family: The family is seen as the main mechanism by which traditions are preserved. Their main celebrations relate to birth and marriage.
Love of nature: Nature is sacred; to be in contact with nature is to be close to the Gods. Natural objects are worshiped as sacred spirits.
Physical cleanliness: Followers of Shinto take baths, wash their hands, and rinse out their mouth often.
Matsuri: The worship and honor given to the Kami and ancestral spirits.

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