- Animism - The belief that all parts of nature are of divine importance
- Shintoism is basically an animistic religion with the millions of kami that they worship
- Shinto is based from the worship of the local spirits in nature
- There are many worshiped deities such as the creators of the moon, stars, mountains, rivers, waterfalls, seas, wind, fire, and some animals.
- It became the state religion after the Meiji Restoration of 1868
- Confucianism - a system of moral ethics for social relationships, which originated in China and was introduced into Japan in the 6th century
- This was used to arouse patriotism in Japan during WWII, but was abolished from the education system after the war
- It is not outwardly important to Japan in current times, but it has affected the moral values of the country
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