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The variety of customs and beliefs eventually formed Japan’s earliest religion called Shinto (“Way of the gods”)TRANSCRIPT
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SHINTO
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EARLY JAPAN Ancient Japan was not a united country. Instead Japan was divided into
territories that were controlled by hundreds of different clans.
Each territory had its own nature god and goddess
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SHINTO The variety of customs and beliefs
eventually formed Japan’s earliest religion called Shinto (“Way of the gods”)
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SHINTO Shinto is based on respect for the forces
of nature and on the worship of ancestors
Worshipers believed in Kami – divine spirits that dwelled in nature.
Anything unusual or beautiful could be the home of Kami
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SHINTO Believers often worshiped the emperor
Some believed they were the descendants of a god
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BUDDHISM AND SHINTO Buddhism and Shinto coexisted with
each other in Japan Buddhism spread throughout Japan
causing for some of the rituals to mix Buddhist rituals became Shinto rituals
and Shinto gods and goddesses were worshiped in Buddhist temples
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QUESTIONS What was the earliest religion of Japan? What religion later came to Japan and
Spread amongst the people? Why were Shinto and Buddhism
important to the development of Japanese culture?
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IMPORTANT CONCEPTS
Location and place Mountainous Japanese archipelago (four main
islands) Sea of Japan or East Sea between Japan and
Asian mainland Proximity to China and Korea
Influence of Chinese culture Writing Architecture Buddhism
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KEY CONCEPTSShinto Ethnic religion unique to Japan Importance of natural features, forces of
nature, and ancestors State religion; worship of the emperor Coexistence with Buddhism