In the post-war period, numerous "New Religions" cropped up, many of them ostensibly based on Shinto, but on the whole, Japanese religiosity may have decreased.
Pärast sõda tekkis arvukalt uususundeid, millest paljud põhinesid šintoismil, kuid jaapanlaste religioossus tervikuna on võib-olla kahanenud.