The Shinto religion is so simple yet so complex. There is no book of worship, no form of mass, and no single god. What people don’t know is that the worship of the kami is nearly endless. The kami are literally everywhere but they are nether omnipotent nor omnipresent. You can see this just by looking at Japanese shrines. You can find them on the side of the road, on top of mountains, or on islands. Kami are spirits or phenomena that the Shinto worship. For example; Kami of Rain, Wind kami, Kami of Mountains, Kami of Seas, Kami of Rivers, Thunder kami. There are also kami for professions and pretty much everything else on earth. There are even kami for great ancestors and for past emperors. The kami fill the world and are also part of the
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They also believe that the kami created humanity and that we are all born from the kami, but we are not kami. They also believe that humans can become kami if they do great or terrible things. In different areas of japan completely different kami are worshiped. Some worship ancestor kami, others worship more nature kami, and others worship the kami that protect their lands and crops. The Shinto only worship these kami when it’s appropriate, such as before work you prey to the god of your profession or before you ask someone out you pray to a love kami or a kami of relationship. They also pray to some kami during certain times of the year during their festivals. They also have coming of age ceremonies where young boys and girls prey to the kami for good health and protection in the future. The Shinto even have festivals for fertility where they put images of sexual parts around and prey for fertility and sex. The Shinto believes that great people can become kami because we were made from the kami. They have many shrines to worship their ancestors. The royal family has a huge ancestor shrine for their fallen family members. They believe to great Japanese people still look after them and protect them. Sometimes the ancestors will protect the land or the people against outside
They also believe that the kami created humanity and that we are all born from the kami, but we are not kami. They also believe that humans can become kami if they do great or terrible things. In different areas of japan completely different kami are worshiped. Some worship ancestor kami, others worship more nature kami, and others worship the kami that protect their lands and crops. The Shinto only worship these kami when it’s appropriate, such as before work you prey to the god of your profession or before you ask someone out you pray to a love kami or a kami of relationship. They also pray to some kami during certain times of the year during their festivals. They also have coming of age ceremonies where young boys and girls prey to the kami for good health and protection in the future. The Shinto even have festivals for fertility where they put images of sexual parts around and prey for fertility and sex. The Shinto believes that great people can become kami because we were made from the kami. They have many shrines to worship their ancestors. The royal family has a huge ancestor shrine for their fallen family members. They believe to great Japanese people still look after them and protect them. Sometimes the ancestors will protect the land or the people against outside