| Amaterasu
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'Shining in heaven'; goddess of the sun.
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| Bushido
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'Warrior knight way'; military devotion to a ruler, demanding loyalty, duty and self-sacrifices; an ideal promoted by State Shinto.
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| gagaku
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The stately ceremonial music of Shinto.
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| Ise
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Location in eastern Honshu of a major shrine to Amaterasu.
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| Izanagi
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'Male who invites'; primordial male parent god.
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| Izanami
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'Female who invites'; primordial female parent god.
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| jinja
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A Shinto shrine.
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| kami
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A spirit, god, or goddess of Shinto.
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| kamidan
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A shelf or home alter for the veneration of kami.
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| Kamikaze
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'Spirit wind'; suicide fighter pilots of World War II.
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| Kojiki
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The earliest chronicles of Japanese history.
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| misogi
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A ritual of purification that involves standing under a waterfall.
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| Nihongi
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The second chronicle of Japanese history.
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| Noh
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Dramas performed in mask and costume, associated with Shinto.
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| Omoto
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A New Religion that stresses art and beauty.
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| Samurai
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Feudal soldier in Japan
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| shimenawa
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Twisted rope, marking a sacred spot.
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| Tenrikyo
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A New Religion devoted to human betterment.
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| torii
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A gatelike structure that marks a Shinto sacred place.
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education