BBC website on Shinto religion provides information on Shinto history, beliefs, festivals, texts, rituals, etc.

Article on Japanese culture and religion looks at the concept of divinity of the Emporer.

Japan's indigenous religion is known as Shinto. Here is a brief look at it with hand drawn illustrations of the shrines, costumes, and masks accompanying the text.

Provides links to information on the two primary religions of Japan--Shintoism and Buddhism--and to its various minority religions, including Confucianism, Christianity, and Islam. Includes useful facts about Japanese wedding practices,...

A teacher-compiled site for students taking the high school Regents Examination in New York. Site offers exam preparation materials for nine world religions--animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism,...

Reference page on Amaterasu Omikami, provides information on the history and meaning of the most important deity in the Shinto religion. With links to furhter reading.

Use this essay from the Windows to the Universe to learn more about Japanese mythology. "Tsuki-Yomi was the Moon god according the oldest Japanese religion, Shinto, which means 'the way of the gods.'"

Explore the ancient Japanese sport of sumo with this interactive guide to the sumo wrestler. Discover the historical origins of the sport, and consider the significance of the wrestling ring as well as wrestlers' hairstyles, clothing and...

This site gives a brief biography of Izanagi, the primordial sky, the Shinto god of all that is light and heavenly.

This site contains descriptive information about the Japanese religion Shinto and its history.

This site contains descriptive information about the Japanese religion Shinto and its history.

This site contains descriptive information about the Japanese religion Shinto and its history.