Shinto

5. Long-established customs, rituals, and heritage passed down through generations.
6. Sacred spirits, deities, or natural powers in Shinto.
9. The East Asian island nation where Shinto originated and is practiced.
11. Traditional Shinto festivals and community celebrations.
12. Characterizing belief systems that attribute divine spirits to natural phenomena.
13. Sacred building or main hall housing the enshrined kami.

1. Central virtue of Shinto meaning absolute sincerity or truthfulness of heart.
2. Red or wooden gate marking the entrance to sacred shrine grounds.
3. Sacred grounds, structures, and locations dedicated to worshipping kami.
4. Personal and ritual hygiene essential before approaching a kami.
7. Essential spiritual state of being free from physical and ritual pollution.
8. Sacred branch of the evergreen Cleyera japonica tree used in rituals.
10. Vital social unit highly valued in Shinto ancestral worship and traditions.