SHINTO

Created by Gracie Hancock, Lily Oliva, Ruby Knopik, and Gabi Vivero

The Legendary Era: Prehistoric Times (14,000 BCE – 538 CE)
Most of the Japanese events and historical figures appearing in this period are derived from two primary sources: the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki.

JORMON PERIOD (14,000 BCE-300 BCE)
Jinmu becomes the first human emperor of the Japanese islands in 660 BCE.

YAYOI PERIOD (300 BCE- 250 CE)
Queen Himiko of the kingdom of Yamatai is awarded an official seal of investiture from the Chinese kingdom of Wei in 239 CE.

KOFUN PERIOD (250 CE- 538 CE)
The Weizhi, the third dynastic history of China, is compiled in 297 CE. It contains the earliest detailed description of the Japanese islands and their practices. This text includes the earliest description of Queen Himiko of Yamatai and her kingdom.

KOFUN PERIOD (250 CE- 538 CE)
According to Chinese records, during this period the so-called Five Kings of Wa send tribute to China and receive titles for doing so from 421 CE to 502 CE.

708 CE - 714 CE
The Kojiki are written. They are a collection of oral myths forming the basis of the Shinto religion.

720 CE
The Nihon Shoki are written. They a collection of oral myths forming the basis of the Shinto religion.

807 CE
Imibe-no-Hironari writes the Kogoshui, a collection of oral myths forming the basis of the Shinto religion.

HEIAN PERIOD (794-1185)
In 797,
the Shoku Nihongi, the second national history of Japan is compiled. Its documents cover events in Japanese history from 697 through 791 CE.

HEIAN PERIOD (794-1185)
In 815, the Shinsen Shojiroku are finished. They are a compilation of clan names and ranks. It details which lineages were believed to have descended from the kami.
The are four more publications of Japan's history in this period.

HEIAN PERIOD (794-1185)
In 927, the Engi Shiki are compiled.
Four years after the end of the Engi era (901-923), a compilation of religious laws and ceremonies practiced during that period is completed. This text contains a number of ancient Shinto practices, prayers, and other ceremonies. It also contains the earliest extant list of officially sanctioned Shinto shrines in Japan.

KAMAKURA PERIOD (1185-1333)
Cerca 1219,
the Kitano Tenji Engi are composed. It is among the first Shinto engi, texts that describe the myths and legendary histories of the origins of a shrine. Other temples and shrines begin composing their own engi collections.

MUROMACHI PERIOD (1336-1573)
In 1419 , the first
reference to the pronunciation "Shinto" is made by
the Tendai Buddhist monk Ryohen. He comments on the term Shinto. He states that it is not read "Jindo," but "Shinto."

MUROMACHI PERIOD (1336-1573)
In 1467, the Onin War begin.
The Onin War ravages Kyoto. As a result, regularly performed rituals are largely halted.

MUROMACHI PERIOD (1336-1573)
In 1484, Yuiitsu Shinto, a neo-Confucian Shinto sect of Shinto is founded by Yoshida Kanetomo.

MUROMACHI PERIOD (1336-1573)
In 1500, the ceremony of Gion Matsuri, a ceremony to appease the gods thought to start fire, floods, and earthquakes, is performed for the first time in Kyoto since 1467.

EDO PERIOD
(1603-1868)
In 1644, Shinto Denju Compiled
Confucian scholar Hayashi Razan compiles the Shinto Denju, a treatise that explains the Shinto kami in terms of Confucian principles.

EDO PERIOD (1603-1868) In 1665, Yoshida Shinto Officially Recognized
Regulations are issued in order to control all Shinto shrines and their practitioners as well.
The Yoshida family is given the ability to license all professional Shinto celebrants and thus, the Yoshida denomination of Shinto is officially recognized.

EDO PERIOD (1603-1868)
In 1671 , Suika Shinto Established
Yamazaki Ansai promotes Suika Shinto as a Japanese type of Confucianism that places an emphasis on self-control and mental concentration.

EDO PERIOD (1603-1868)
In 1791 , Yoshida Branch Office Opened in Edo
In order to consolidate their control over Shinto shrines in eastern Japan, the Yoshida family establishes a branch office in Edo (present-day Tokyo).

EDO PERIOD (1603-1868)
In 1818, Tama no Mihashira Compiled
Hirata Atsutane composes the Tama no Mahashira, a treatise that utilizes western astronomy and Christian ideas to argue that ancient Shinto is the only true religion of Japan. This text aids in the emergence of the Restoration Shinto movement. Hirata is exiled to Akita in 1841 for promoting religious teachings that go against the Tokugawa government.

FUN FACTS

A 2008 poll carried out by the NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute and ISSP (International Social Survey Programme) surveyed 1200 Japanese people on their beliefs, and 39% of the surveyed people reported having a religious belief.

RELIGION POPULATION OF JAPAN

Most Japanese people (around 90%) attend Shinto shrines and beseech kami, while not identify as "Shinto" or "Shintoist" since these terms have no meaning at all for the majority of the Japanese.

CITATIONS

• http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/Shinto/
• http://www.faithology.com/timeline/shinto-timeline

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