two main religions

The two main relgions of Japan are Shinto and Buddhism; with shrines basically resembling the shinto and temples representing buddhism. Shinto means way of the gods and also does involve formal structure of rules. Shinto religion involves the belief of there being gods everywhere in nature, in such places as forests, mountains, and rivers. These represent good and bad spirits.

Buddhism was inherented from china during theKamakura period in which its Nara kanji was derived from. Buddhism revolves around the path to self liberation in which the three jewels are followed. 1.)Dharma=the teachings. 2.)Sangha= the community. 3.)and the Buddha.