That's because Shintoism and Buddhism are practiced in their daily customs instead of as their religion.
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Shintoism
Synonyms for "shintoism" (10 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(1 words)
historical shinto
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
japanese religionkami worshipmodern shinto
Related words (5)
Noun(5 words)
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11 entriesMeiji era Shintoancestor ritesfolk Shintoimperial cultpurification ritesritual Shintoseasonal festivalssect Shintoshinto shrine worshipshrine ceremoniesstate Shinto
Collocations
6 entriesJapanese religious practiceShinto ritualsShinto shrineShintoism riteskami worshipstate Shinto
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
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More than seven decades after the big war, Japanese still do not tend to Christianity. I think that Japan's Shintoism is like India's Hinduism. These religions just absorb foreign elements. Some Hindus believe that Jesus Christ was an incarnation of Vishnu. He may be one of the "kami" in Shintoism.
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After World War II, Koreans turned away from Shintoism, animism which originated from Japan.
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The origin of the Doll Festival reaches back to the crude days of Shintoism.
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