Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. This book provides an extensive overview of Shinto, which is the indigenous spirituality of Japan and the Japanese people. It is a set of practices carried out diligently to establish a connection between present day Japan and its ancient past. Shinto practices were first recorded and codified in the written historical records of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki in the 7th and 8th century. Shinto today is a term that refers to public shrines suited to various purposes such as war memorials, harvest festivals, romance, and historical monuments. Read about the Shinto rituals and notable deities including Amaterasu Omikami, Sarutahiko Okami, Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto, and much more. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.