Shintoism

Shinto (神道 Shintō) or kami-no-michi (among other names)[note 1] is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.[2]

Shinto practices were first recorded and codified in the written historical records of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki in the 8th century. Still, these earliest Japanese writings do not refer to a unified religion, but rather to a collection of native beliefs and mythology.[3] Shinto today is the religion of public shrines devoted to the worship of a multitude of 'spirits', 'essences' (kami),[4]

Nikkō (日光市 Nikkō-shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Here part of the Futarasan Shrine, which dates to the year 767