SHINTO

DATE

• Shinto is an ancient religion.
• It was founded near 500 BC.

LOCATION

• Shinto is mostly found to Japan.

PEOPLE INVOLVED

• Since Shinto is an ancient religion, there is no known founder.

CURRENT FOLLOWERS

• Shinto currently has approximately 3,000,000 followers.

DISTRIBUTION

• Shinto still strives throughout Japan.

END GOAL

• Followers of Shinto strive to end up in the highest level of heaven.
• This level is above the "Kami", their deities.

BELIEFS

• The most important Shinto belief is the "fulfillment of duty."
• Shinto followers generally follow the code of Confucianism.
• They believe in "Kami", their multiples deities. This makes them polytheistic.

PRACTICES

• Shinto followers practice water purification.
• They also practice omairi, visiting Shinto shrines.
• Harai is the offering of salt, food, rice, and tree branches to kami.
• Ema, small wooden plaques, are left in shrines with wishes that want to be fulfilled.

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