Example Sentences

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Yoshida says he personally feels a connection to both Buddhism and Shintoism.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

The indigenous religion of Japan, Shintoism, held that many gods and spirits must be revered and honored, such as the spirits of trees, rocks, mountains, streams, and former rulers and chieftains.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The Gallery Shimada, in Yamaguchi, was presenting his work, and he stayed there long enough to become deeply impressed by Shintoism and by Japanese culture.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019

What he missed was the plays’ religious subtleties, their references to Buddhism and Shintoism.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2018

Indeed, the investigation of Shintoism takes us back not merely to the earliest annals of Japanese history, but to the fabulous legends of a mythological period.

From Religion in Japan by Cobbold, George A. (George Augustus)