Japanese religion

Japan’s indigenous religion is Shinto. It is an ethnic religion that has continued from

Japan’s ancient times to the present day, and has permeated all aspects of Japanese

life and culture, and has the energy to accept foreign cultures including religions and

transform them into a Japanese style. Unlike many religions, it has no founder or scripture,

and is based on the idea that God resides in all things. It is an animistic, ancestral

spirit-worshipping folk religion that focuses on myths, eight million gods, nature and

natural phenomena.