Shinto is also called kami-no-michi. It is a Japanese ethnic religion<span> that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently. Its most important characteristic is the goal to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.</span> Shinto <span>concerns happiness and prosperity in the world. </span><span>In Shinto the human being is simply a harmonious part of nature. The ancient Shinto religion continues to influence Japan most directly in the love of nature evident throughout the country.</span>
The Mississippi delta is located on the northwest part of the state of Mississippi and is the most southern place on earth and is 7,000 square miles of alluvial flood plains are created by the regular flooding of the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers for thousands of years.
The river deposited sand, and clay, silt along its banks and in adjacent basins, and is shaped of a bird's foot reflecting the dominance of the river over the hydrological and processes. As the river changes its course the natural flow of freshwater and sediments change as well.