Kojiki

WHAT IS SHINTO Shinto is a religion unique to the Japanese people. Shinto is undeniably a religion unique to the Japanese people. It is a natural religion born and nurtured in the Japanese islands, unlike Buddhism or Christianity, which are world religions that have come to Japan from foreign countries. Certainly, the influences on Shinto from Buddhism, Confucianism or Chinese culture cannot be denied. Their influences on Shinto have been very distinctive, particularly in the area of…

Christianity: Christianity originated in Jerusalem, which is in the present day country of Israel. The creator of Christianity was born in Bethlehem, just outside Jerusalem. Christianity was spread by hierarchical diffusion. This is because many kings of Empires were converted to christianity and thus forced their people to believe in the beliefs of christianity. Christianity could also have been spread by contagious diffusion. The religion was spread and taken in by neighboring countries and…

Those who followed the teaching of the School of National Learning found “ideals of loyalty to ‘Japan’” (Gordon 44) itself, drawing on historical native Japanese texts such as the Kojiki and The Tale of Genji (44). These ideas of a shared Japanese identity were brought to the forefront in Aizawa Seishisai’s “New Theses,” which drew on the mythical origins of the island of Japan to create a stronger sense of national unity against…

In today’s modern world societies know of the big religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, but the majority of the world could not tell you about the Shinto religion. The Shinto religion is a very rich religion that beliefs in spirits, nature, and purity. This plays a part of everyday life in Japan. Shinto does not meet all the stipulations of most modern religions and there is not missionaries whom spread the religion outside of Japan. The Shinto religion utilizes…

Titled the Kojiki, this book describes two different styles of tattoo. These two styles could not be more opposite either. One is to identify someone of high class or status, the other is to identify a criminal. An example of when a tattoo what be used to identify…