Shintoist
Japanese shrine practitioner
A Shintoist is a practitioner of Shinto, the indigenous religion of Japan centered on reverence for kami—spirits inhabiting natural phenomena, ancestors, and sacred places.
The term appears more in Western writing than in Japan itself, where religious identity is often fluid: Many Japanese are both Shintoists and Buddhists.
belief
Spirits inhabit all things
- polytheismBelief in multiple deities
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- sacrednessQuality of being holy
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
Amaterasu
Shinto sun deity
animism
Spirits inhabit all things
- polytheismBelief in multiple deities
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- sacrednessQuality of being holy
kagura
Japanese sacred shrine dance
jinja
Shinto place of worship
- haidenOuter worship hall
Yamato
Historic Japanese cultural core
- MeijiJapanese modernization era
shake
Trembling or blended treat
religious affiliation
Shintoistatheist
One denying gods exist
Buddhist · nonbeliever · secularist · Christian · Muslim