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By worshiping the Kami �which include everything from a believer's ancestors to the wind and the trees the faithful Shintoist gets spiritual guidance and protection in his own way of life.

From Time Magazine Archive

Indeed, many Japanese seem less interested in defining themselves as even Buddhist or Shintoist than in finding the "spirit" of being Japanese.

From Time Magazine Archive

A devout Shintoist and emperor worshiper himself, Idemitsu keeps a shrine in his conference room for praying in spare moments, and regularly leads new employees in a ceremonial bowing toward the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

From Time Magazine Archive

Third the Venerable Pantheon of more than 500 Buddhist saints, more than 100,000 Shintoist saints.

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He happened to mention that, though his family was of the Zen sect of Page 12 Buddhism, he was a Shintoist.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson