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...Shinto is native to Japan, it didn't start anywhere else but originated there. It's been described as being as old as Japan itself. It has incorporated elements from Buddhism (and Buddhism elements from Shinto) due to interaction with China and Korea, but Shinto itself is from Japan and Japan only.
Here are a few articles on Shinto which should help you out.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/shinto.htm
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2056.html
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Shinto/index.aspx
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001472.html
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