Question

According to Shinto beliefs, what are kami?

Answer 1

Kami are the spirits that are worshiped in in Shinto. They can be a bunch of different things like the elements of landscape, forces of nature, as well as beings and the qualities that the beings express. Hope this helped

Answer 2

Answer:    Spirits that are found in everything and are

                 subject to worship

Explanation:  Shinto beliefs or Shinto religions are derivatives of many other religions like Taoism, Buddhism, but also a set of ancient, folk traditions and beliefs.  In essence, Shinto is a set of beliefs in ghosts, spirits, and divinities that can be found literally everywhere. These spirits can be in things, people, nature forces, and qualities such as coldness, warmth, nature phenomena, etc, and can be the ghosts of the dead. All these spirits are in one word called Kami, which are worshiped in Shinto. This religion is also engaged in divination, some kind of healing treatment, that is shamanism, etc.