Tradition Institution East Asian traditions
Shinto
神道教 zh 神道 ja 신토 ko
A polytheistic and animistic religion originating in Japan
- Also called Shintoism, Shintō, Shindo
Branches
Recorded as a branch of
Shinto A polytheistic and animistic religion originating in Japan
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shinbutsu-shūgō Japanese syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism 3 branches of its own -
State Shinto Official religion of the Japanese Empire, emphasizing the divinity of the Japanese emperor -
koshintō Original animism of Japan which is the alleged basis of modern Shinto -
Fukko Shinto Shinto movement - Yoshida Shintō A prominent sect of Shintō that arose during the Sengoku period
- Confucian Shinto Syncretic religious tradition combining elements of Confucianism and Shinto 1 branch of its own
- Shrine Shinto Mainstream non-doctrinal Shinto
- Ryōbu Shintō Japanese religious syncretism that blends Shintō with Shingon Buddhism
- Sannō Shintō Syncretic Shinto group
- Tenjin faith
- Ise Shintō
Traditions within it
Overview
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Begin with a figure
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Hirohito29 April 1901 CE – 7 January 1989 CE · emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989 -
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Akihitofrom 23 December 1933 CE · Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019 -
Emperor Meiji3 November 1852 CE – 30 July 1912 CE · Emperor of Japan from 1867 until 1912 -
Toyotomi Hideyoshi17 March 1537 CE – 18 September 1598 CE · Japanese samurai and daimyo (1537–1598) -
Emperor Taishō31 August 1879 CE – 25 December 1926 CE · Emperor of Japan from 1912 until 1926 -
Itō Hirobumi16 October 1841 CE – 26 October 1909 CE · 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909) -
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Emperor Kōmei22 July 1831 CE – 30 January 1867 CE · Emperor of Japan from 1846 to 1867 -
Kōjun6 March 1903 CE – 16 June 2000 CE · Japanese empress -
Eishō11 January 1835 CE – 11 January 1897 CE · Japanese empress (1835-1897)
Texts and teachings
Places and sites
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Meiji Jingū
Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan -
Kasuga-taisha
Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan -
Heian Jingū
Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan -
Atsuta Jingū
Shinto shrine in Aichi Prefecture, Japan -
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Shinto shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan -
Asakusa Shrine
Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan -
Kashima Jingū
Shinto shrine in Kashima, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan -
Usa Jingū
Shinto shrines in Ōita Prefecture, Japan
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Place Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shinto shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan -
Place Hokkaidō Jingū Shinto shrine in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan -
Place Chōsen Jingū 1925–1945 Shinto shrine in Seoul, Korea -
Place Mount Miwa Mountain in Nara Prefecture, Japan -
Place Kashihara Jingū Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan -
Place Kibitsu Shrine Shinto shrine in Kibitsu, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan -
Place Tatsuta Shrine Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan -
Place Yoshimizu Shrine Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan -
Place Iwa Shrine Shinto shrine in Ichinomiya-chō Sugyōme, Shisō, Hyōgo prefecture, Japan -
Place Kinpu Shrine Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan -
Place Aoi Aso Shrine Shinto shrine in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan -
Place Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine Shinto shrine in Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan -
Place Hōfu Tenmangū Shinto shrines in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan -
Place Kenkun Shrine Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan -
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Place Kono Shrine Shinto shrine in Miyazu, Kyōto prefecture, Japan -
Place Kumano Shrine Shinto shrine in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan -
Place Omura Shrine Shinto shrine in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan -
Place Sasamuta Shrine Shinto shrine in Oita Prefecture, Japan -
Place Tado Taisha Shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture, Japan -
Place Taga Taisha Shinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan -
Place Kagoshima Jingū Shinto shrine in Hayato-chō Uchi, Kirishima, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan -
Place Keijō Shrine 1898–1945 Shinto shrine in Seoul, Korea -
Place Kotohiki Hachimangū Shinto shrine in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan -
Place Morioka Hachimangū Shinto shrine in Iwate Prefecture, Japan -
Place Ryōzen Shrine Shinto shrine in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan -
Place Samukawa Shrine Shinto shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan -
Place Saruga Shrine Shinto shrine in Aomori Prefecture, Japan -
Place Tōzan Shrine Shinto shrine in Arita, Saga, Japan -
Place Uda Mikumari Shrine Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan -
Place Yatsushiro-gū Shinto shrine in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan -
Place Yoshino Jingū Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan -
Place Hakuto Shrine Shinto shrine in Tottori Prefecture, Japan -
Place Haruna Shrine Shinto shrine in Gunma Prefecture, Japan -
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Place Ikoma Shrine Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan -
Place Isasumi Shrine Shinto shrine in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan -
Place Kotonomama Hachimangū Shinto shrine in Kakegawa, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan -
Place Ōasahiko Shrine Shinto shrine in Naruto, Tokushima prefecture, Japan -
Place Ōhi Shrine Shinto shrine in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Houses
Connections
Documented influence 7
- was influenced by Abrahamic religion category of religions considered as coming from the legacy of Abraham
- was influenced by Buddhism Indian religion
- was influenced by Confucianism Chinese ethical and philosophical system
- was influenced by Hinduism religion widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent
- was influenced by koshintō original animism of Japan which is the alleged basis of modern Shinto
- was influenced by Taoism religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin
- influenced Kōshin folk religion
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