Most Japanese people don't pay any attention to the gods until they particularly feel they are in need of good luck, or they feel that they are having bad luck so they must appease the gods. When high school and college entrance exams are held in Japan, all the students feel they need extra good luck, so they flock to the shrines. They are trying to control the spirits and get supernatural help. Every New Year's holiday the shrines and temples are crowded with people wanting good luck for the new year. Automobile rearview mirrors sport traffic safety good luck charms bought at temples.
Aborted babies become gods.
The mothers write letters of apology and explanation. They leave offerings of food and toys. He identifies with his family during times of ancestor worship. He identifies with the community when community gods are paraded through the streets in yearly festivals. He identifies with the nation when the emperor makes his yearly state of the union address to the goddess Amaterasu.