Where did Shinto originate?

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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, the indigenous religious beliefs and practices of Japan, originated from the religious phenomena of the Yayoi culture, which began around the 3rd or 2nd century BCE in Kyushu. Early Shinto was a form of polytheistic nature worship, with clans venerating their own deities. This indigenous faith later incorporated influences from Confucianism and Daoism from China, which helped shape its ethical teachings and development as a national cult centered around the Imperial Household. The term "Shinto" emerged to distinguish these native beliefs from Buddhism, introduced in the 6th century CE.123