The ancient, indigenous religion of Japan is called Shinto. There is no founder, scriptures, or laws; it is an ancestral tradition enthralled in Japanese culture. Shinto was the way of life for Japanese people. It was not until Buddhism and Confucianism came to Japan that Shintoism became a term. Shinto came about because the ancestral history of Japan was being lost to a combination of the indigenous religion, Buddhism and Confucianism. Therefore, a history of Japan’s creation stories called, the Kojiki, was compiled. It was an amalgamation of worship, shamanism, foretelling, beliefs and practices. The prominence of the Shinto religion in the beginning was to ascertain its origins; today, its impact on the Japanese society is of great importance.
