Shinto practices are followed by more than 80% of the population nowadays, and it mostly revolve around visiting Shinto shrines, honoring ancestors and purifying oneself. Shinto symbols, such as torii gates, and festivals, like the matsuri, are now an essential part of Japanese culture, unique ways of experiencing this fascinating religion.
Interesting Shintoism Facts: Shinto is derived from the Chinese words 'shin tao', which mean 'the way of kami'. Shinto followers believe that gods or spirits, referred to as kami, can manifest in anything in nature. This makes worshipping things like mountains and stones, and even people possible.
