Japanese religion - Shinto

In Japan, there are two key religions - Shinto and Buddhism.

Pray for a field god

Shinto alter

Shinto was born in Japan. Shinto literary means "the way of the gods", of which faith is based on animism. Once upon a time, people believed there were gods in nature. (ex. in a mountain, there was a mountain god, in the field, there was a field god.) People whorshipped god as a divine being and prayed to gods to receive blessings.
People also looked up to their ancestors.
In short, Shinto is a combination of nature and ancestor whorship.

Shinto - Ise Shrine

Shinto is part of Japanese cultural heritage. The Majority of Japanese who conceder themselves religious would say they are both Buddhist and Shintoist. Shintoism as a belief system doesn't exclude other loyalties.

Shrine for the mounting

Many Shinto shrines are noted for the great natural beauty of their surroundings.