Shintoism and Rituals The Combination of Japanese Culture and History

In this essay, Shintoism will be the main topic to introduce and discuss. Including the origin of Shintoism, the worship of the believers, and the ways it represents Japanese peoples daily lives. According to the research, Shintoism has many branches, and the rituals (Matsuri in Japanese) are the main section to introduce. That is why visiting some rituals in person is necessary during the research. From the research, two main shrines will be introduced in the essay and there is a separate part to talk about the real circumstances of what have been seen during the rituals in those two shrines. Nowadays, Shintoism has already become an important thing in this country. Especially those shrinesnot only do foreigners choose to visit them, but some local people will also go into shrines to pray or get an Omamori to earn good luck.