I never had a reason to believe in a god or a religion, I think.
But Shinto is an action-centered religion, focused on ritual. There are a multitude of gods, called Kami, suited to various purposes, and there are no absolutes - no absolute right or wrong and nobody is perfect. Shinto says humans are fundamentally good, thus they can be purified of their evil deeds; this evil is often caused by evil spirits, thus the purpose of the rituals is to keep them away by purification, prayers and offerings to the kami.
Japan does have Christianism and Catholicism, but there is a smaller percentage of people who follow it. But we did sort of adopt some of the Christian's rituals. We celebrate Christmas, for example.
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But Shinto is an action-centered religion, focused on ritual. There are a multitude of gods, called Kami, suited to various purposes, and there are no absolutes - no absolute right or wrong and nobody is perfect. Shinto says humans are fundamentally good, thus they can be purified of their evil deeds; this evil is often caused by evil spirits, thus the purpose of the rituals is to keep them away by purification, prayers and offerings to the kami.
Japan does have Christianism and Catholicism, but there is a smaller percentage of people who follow it. But we did sort of adopt some of the Christian's rituals. We celebrate Christmas, for example.