Editing Shinto

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! colspan="2" | Shinto
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! Family
| East Asian / Japanese
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! Origin region
| Japan
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! Founding period
| Ancient Japanese religious traditions; organized forms developed over time
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! Estimated adherents
| Practiced by many in Japan, often alongside Buddhism and other traditions.
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'''Shinto''' is Japan's indigenous kami tradition involving shrines, purification, seasonal festivals, ancestral reverence, and local sacred presence. 

== Overview ==
Shinto centers on kami, sacred presences associated with nature, ancestors, places, and mythic figures. It is often practiced through shrine visits, rituals of purification, offerings, festivals, and communal rites rather than fixed creeds.

== Key beliefs ==
* Kami as sacred presences
* Purification and renewal
* Importance of place, nature, ancestors, and community
* Ritual continuity and festival life

== Practices ==
* Shrine visits
* Misogi and other purification rites
* Offerings
* Matsuri festivals
* New Year observances
* Rites for life passages

== Places of worship ==
* Jinja / shrine
* Home kamidana

== Sacred texts ==
* Kojiki
* Nihon Shoki
* Norito prayers

== Holidays and observances ==
* Shogatsu
* Setsubun
* Shichi-Go-San
* Local shrine festivals

== Branches and related traditions ==
* [[Shrine Shinto]] - The most visible form organized around shrines and ritual specialists.
* [[Folk Shinto]] - Local and household practices connected with kami, ancestors, and seasonal life.
* [[Sect Shinto]] - Modern organized movements historically classified as Shinto sects.

== See also ==
* [[Religion]]
* [[Theology]]
* [[Philosophy of religion]]

[[Category:Religions]]
[[Category:East Asian / Japanese]]