what is shinto???????????????????????????????????????????? ?????

i just need help please!

hey see WNW.topideaz.com for this. Navigate through the links available on left and right side.

It's something like a religion practiced by those in Japan... it's more like mythology though

Shinto is a religion that focuses on this life rather than on what comes after. It maintains that happiness is achieved by following the natural cycles. Because there is no founder, no commandments (other than the laws of the land), and no "sacred text" it can be highly individualized and has adapted to the times without the theological problems that some other religions have. (There are Shinto texts but they are not central to the religious beliefs.)

The unofficial tenets of Shinto are:

1. Respect for family.

2. Respect for nature.

3. Cleanliness of mind and body.

4. Celebration of the harmony between humanity and nature through the Kami.

Kami are the personification of the divine spark found in almost every natural object.

Here are three Shinto sites. Each emphasizes a different aspect of Shinto:

http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/
http://www.tsubakishrine.org/qanda/index.html
http://www.isejingu.or.jp/shosai/english/index.htm