Shinto
Shinto ( Chinese: Shen Tao) means 'spirits' or 'gods' and the practices relating to them. this term was used in both China and Japan to distinguish the indigenous cult from Buddhist practices. In Japan, Shinto has traditionally meant practices relating to shrines (jinja). Shrine are diverse sacred places marked by shrine buildings are associated with deities (kami). Shrine rituals range from the private ceremonies of the imperial household at the most sacred Ise shrine, south-east of Kyoto, to innumerable local rites of agricultural fertility, purification and renewal.
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