Japan, unlike many geographical regions, (such as countries) has two popular religions, that exist in harmony at the same time. One of them is strictly Japanese, the Shinto religion, while the other is Buddhism, which originated in India, traveled to China, and then to Japan. The creation story however, reflects not much of the religion, but political organization in Japan. Although there are gods, the gods birth the imperial families, which therefore rule Japan. In the Japanese creation story, time starts out with 3 deities, which appear out of light, called The Spirit Master of the Center of Heaven, August Wondrously Producing Spirit, and Divine Wondrously Producing Ancestor. After these 3 deities, from the reed shoots on Earth came 5 more
