[DOC] [TLE] Japanese Religion and Spirituality [ushistory.org] [PAR] Japanese Religion and Spirituality. ... Learn about the divine origin of the 
imperial family, the sun goddess, and the Japanese islands. The most important 
facts... [DOC] [TLE] Shintoism [PAR] Several articles on the Japanese religion of Shinto or Shintoism. ... It gives only 
one command, the necessity of being loyal to one's ancestors. ... The chief god is 
Amaterasu, the Sun God, from whom the Imperial Family of Japan traces its roots. 
... Shintoists believe that when they die they eventually become one with the... [DOC] [TLE] Shinto - Wikipedia [PAR] Shinto (, Shint), also called kami-no-michi, is a Japanese religion. It focuses 
on ritual ..... As he returns to the land of the living, Amaterasu (the sun goddess) is 
born ... Unlike many religions, one does not need to publicly profess belief in 
Shinto ..... The Kojiki establishes the Japanese imperial family as the foundation 
of... [DOC] [TLE] Kami - Wikipedia [PAR] Kami (Japanese: ) [km]) are the spirits or phenomena that are worshiped in 
the religion of ... Kami is the Japanese word for a god, deity, divinity, or spirit. .... of 
the Imperial House of Japan, but also ancestors of noble families as well as the ... 
Additionally, Shinto followers believe that the kami are the ones who can either... [DOC] [TLE] Shinto facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] Shinto is a practice of religious rites based on the Japanese polytheistic idea of ... 
Mie Prefecture, which enshrines Amaterasu Omikami (the Sun Goddess), ... 
However, the kami is always believed to have mysterious power to create, ..... 
shint) focuses on rites for the spirits of imperial ancestors performed by the 
emperor. [DOC] [TLE] Animism and Shintoism - White Plains Public Schools [PAR] Animists believe that everything has a spirit. ... Shinto is the native religion of 
Japan with roots stretching back to 500 B.C. It is a polytheistic religion, ... Shinto 
has no holy book but Shinto followers love nature and worship the kami or spirits 
of nature. ... The royal family of Japan traces its ancestors back to the sun 
goddess. [DOC] [TLE] Religion of Japan  Encyclopedia of Japan [PAR] All about Japanese religion with the extensive information and beautiful photos. 
... Japanese People believe Multiple Religions in parallel ... around 2 million 
Christians, and around 11million followers of other religions in Japan, ..... of 
shinbutsu-shugo and Imperial Family's soshin (ancestor honored as god), 
granted the... [DOC] [TLE] Religion - Shinto | Japan Forum - Japan Reference [PAR] Following the ascendency of the ancestors of today's Imperial family to a ... he 
famously linked Amaterasu, Sun Goddess and ancestor of the Imperial family, 
with .... Unlike many religions, one does not need to publicly profess belief in 
Shint to be ... Physical cleanliness: Followers of Shint take baths, wash their 
hands, and... [DOC] [TLE] Shinto - Conservapedia [PAR] Jul 13, 2016 ... This belief system was locally based, focusing on the spiritual power inherent in 
nearby ... The Imperial Family of Japan in ancient times claimed familial 
relationship to the sun goddess. Polls show that the religion with the most 
followers in Japan is Shinto, followed ... Amaterasu is the sun goddess in Shinto. [DOC] [TLE] Shinto | religion | Britannica.com [PAR] Shint, indigenous religious beliefs and practices of Japan. ... of religion and 
stateand has close relations with the Japanese Imperial family. ... kami the core 
of its unity, such kami were not necessarily the ancestral deities of the clan. ... to 
the Shint concept that the sun goddess Amaterasu was the source of the 
universe. [DOC] [TLE] SHINTO: BELIEFS, KAMI, PURITY, CREATION, GODS AND THE ... [PAR] Determining the number of Shinto followers in Japan is difficult because it is 
difficult ... because its links to the founding of Japan and the Japanese Imperial 
family. ... not a religion but rather a set of customs, rituals and beliefs related to 
ancestor .... first Japanese emperor was the son of the Sun God,

Question: Followers of this Japanese religion believe that the sun goddess was the ancestor of the Imperial Family
Answer: Shintoism