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Does Shinto have a historical founder?

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Small wooden shrine at Arakura Sengen Shinto Shrine in Fujiyoshida, Japan, flanked by two traditional orange lanterns and surrounded by green foliage. — Shintō Shintō shrine with paper streamers, Fujiyoshida, Japan.

Shinto does not have a historical founder. It is the indigenous religious belief system of Japan, and its origins are deeply intertwined with the development of Japanese culture itself. The term "Shinto" emerged to differentiate these native beliefs from Buddhism, which was introduced to Japan in the 6th century CE. Shinto lacks a single founder, sacred scriptures in the strict sense, or fixed dogmas, but its core beliefs have endured through the ages. Its mythology includes tales of various kami (sacred or divine powers), such as the sun goddess Amaterasu, and the creation of the Japanese islands by the kami Izanagi and Izanami.12