Shintoism is an ancient admired religion of Japanese. Shinto has been influenced by Buddhism and Chinese religions. It recognizes no powerful deity and is a diverse set of traditional rituals and ceremonies rather than a system of dogmatic beliefs. Shinto recognizes many sacred places, mountains, springs etc. Shinto shrine is dedicated to a specific Kami who has a divine personality. Kami are the powers of nature associated with different things such as animals, trees, mountains, springs, the sun etc. They also sometime include the earliest ancestors of Japanese as well as the souls of dead. According to Shinto, Kami are sacred spirits which take the form of things and notions important to life such as wind, rain, mountains, trees etc. Humans become kami after their death and are… Click here to read more