Folk Shintō
religion
Also known as: Minzoku Shintō
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Folk Shintō is an aspect of Japanese folk belief closely connected to other forms of Shintō. It lacks a formal organizational structure or doctrinal formulation. Instead, it centers on the veneration of small roadside images and the agricultural rites of rural families. Folk Shintō is considered the substructure of Shintō faith, and followers of Sect Shintō are often also parishioners of a particular Shintō shrine. This practice is intertwined with the Japanese value system and ways of thinking and acting.1
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