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Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.

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Shinto

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Shinto

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈʃɪn.təʊ/

Proper noun

Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.

Japanese Meaning

日本の伝統的な宗教（神道）で、祖先や自然の精霊を崇拝するアニミズム的な信仰体系。 / かつては国教的な地位を持っていた宗教形態で、日本の歴史と文化に深く根ざしている。

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Many visitors come to the mountain shrine to learn about Shinto and its rituals honoring ancestors and nature spirits.

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多くの訪問者が山の神社を訪れて、かつて日本の国教であり、先祖や自然の精霊を敬う土着のアニミズム信仰である神道とその儀式について学びます。

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Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.

The number of Shinto deities is very great. The Yengishiki enumerates 3,132 officially recognized shrines, and although the same Gods are reckoned more than once, as being worshipped in different places, still their name is legion.

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