, the

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, developed a diversity of

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and

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s, outbranching from the original

Ko-Shintō refers to the animistic religion of Jōmon period Japan, which is the alleged basis of modern Shinto. The search for traces of Koshintō began with the "Restoration Shinto" in the Edo period, which goal was to remove any foreign ideas and worl ...

(ancient Shintō) since

Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

was introduced into Japan in the sixth century.

Early period schools and groups

The main Shinto schools with traditions traceable to early periods, according to authoritative published records are: ;Bukka Shintō :These were the various forms of Shintō developed by Buddhist thinkers, also known as Bukke Shintō. These doctrines combine Buddhist elements with Shintō elements ( Shinbutsu shūgō). ;Goryū Shintō :''Goryū'' refers to the Buddhist

Dharma Dharma (; sa, धर्म, dharma, ; pi, dhamma, italic=yes) is a key concept with multiple meanings in Indian religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and others. Although there is no direct single-word translation for '' ...

lineage. This Shinto schools was part of Ryōbu Shintō. ;Hakke Shintō :The Shirakawa Hakuō House, in charge of the post of superintendent of the Ministry of Deities (

Jingi-kan The , also known as the Department of Shinto Affairs, Department of Rites, Department of Worship, as well as Council of Divinities, was a Japanese Imperial bureaucracy established in the 8th century, as part of the '' ritsuryō'' reforms. It was f ...

) transmitted this school. Also called Shirakawa Shintō. ;Hokke Shintō :These doctrines were influenced by the Nichiren sect of Buddhism which incorporated

kami are the deities, divinities, spirits, phenomena or "holy powers", that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, or beings and the qualities that these beings express; they can also be the sp ...

cults within its own system. ;Inbe Shintō :This is the Inbe clan lineage and commonly held to have been created by Inbe Masamichi that was in charge of court rituals together with the

Nakatomi clan was a Japanese aristocratic kin group (''uji''). Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Nakatomi," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 39 retrieved 2013-5-5. The clan claims desce ...

. ;Ise Shintō :Transmitted by priests of the Watarai clan at the Outer Shrine (Gekū) of the Grand Shrine of Ise (Ise Jingū). It is also called Watarai Shintō. ;Jingidōke :A collective term for lineages which were mainly occupied with Shinto, these included the jingi clans (''jingi shizoku'') and clans connected to the

such as the Nakatomi and Inbe. ;Jūhachi Shintō :Yoshida Kanetomo, taught his principles in his work ''Essentials of Prime Shinto'' (''Yuiitsu Shintō myōbō yōshū''). ;Juka Shintō :Shinto explained by Japanese Confucianists. These teachings claim the unity of Shinto and Confucianism. ;Kaden Shintō :The Shinto transmitted by hereditary Shinto priests, known as ''shinshokuke'' or '' shake''. It is also called ''shake Shintō'', ''shaden Shintō'' or ''densha Shintō''. ;Kikke Shintō :Transmitted by the Tachibana clan. Kikke Shinto became widely known during the mid-

Edo Edo ( ja, , , "bay-entrance" or "estuary"), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. Edo, formerly a ''jōkamachi'' (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the ''de facto'' capital of ...

Hōei was a after Genroku and before Shōtoku''.'' This period spanned the years from March 1704 through April 1711. The reigning emperors were and . Change of era * 1704 : In reaction to the Great Genroku earthquake in Genroku 16, the era name ...

era (1704–1710). ;

Kōshin or is a folk faith in Japan with Taoist origins, influenced by Shinto, Buddhism and other local beliefs. A typical event related to the faith is called , held on the Kōshin days that occur every 60 days in accordance with the Chinese sexagena ...

:Is a folk faith in Japan with Taoist origins, influenced by Shinto, Buddhism and other local beliefs. ; Koshintō :"Ancient Shintō". These were the various doctrines and myths of Shintō before the integration of Buddhism elements. ;Miwa-ryū Shintō :A form of Ryōbu Shintō that developed primarily at Byōdōji and Ōgorinji (Ōmiwadera), temples serving as the "parish temples" (''

jingū-ji Until the Meiji period (1868–1912), the were places of worship composed of a Buddhist temple and a Shintō shrine, both dedicated to a local ''kami''. These complexes were born when a temple was erected next to a shrine to help its kami with ...

'') of

Ōmiwa Shrine , also known as , is a Shinto shrine located in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is noted because it contains no sacred images or objects because it is believed to serve Mount Miwa, the mountain on which it stands. For the same re ...

Nara Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the northwest, Wakaya ...

. ;Mononobe Shintō :Based on the text ''Sendai kuji hongi taiseikyō''. ;Ōgimachi Shintō :Originated by Suika Shinto by Ōgimachi Kinmichi's (1653–1733) transmission to the sovereign and court retainers. In 1680 Kinmichi presented a Shinto oath to Yamazaki Ansai, taking up a full-scale study of Suika Shinto. ;Reisō Shintō :Buddhist Shintō (Bukka Shintō) created in the Edo period by Chōon Dō kai (1628–1695) and further developed by Jōin (1683–1739). ;Ritō Shinchi Shintō :Created by Confucian scholar

Hayashi Razan , also known as Hayashi Dōshun, was a Japanese Neo-Confucian philosopher and writer, serving as a tutor and an advisor to the first four ''shōguns'' of the Tokugawa ''bakufu''. He is also attributed with first listing the Three Views of Japa ...

(1583–1657). Razan was the only Confucian scholar officially employed by the Tokugawa government. ;Ryōbu Shintō :These are the Shintō doctrines derived from

Shingon Buddhism Shingon monks at Mount Koya is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asia, originally spread from India to China through traveling monks such as Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra. Kn ...

. These doctrines relate the Inner Shrine of Ise with Dainichi of the

Womb Realm In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Womb Realm ( sa, garbhakoṣadhātu, Traditional Chinese: 胎蔵界; Pinyin: ''Tāizāngjiè''; Romanji: ''taizōkai'') is the metaphysical space inhabited by the Five Compassion Buddhas. The Womb Realm is based on the ...

(''taizōkai'') and the Outer Shrine with Dainichi of the

Vajra The Vajra () is a legendary and ritual weapon, symbolising the properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and a thunderbolt (irresistible force). The vajra is a type of club with a ribbed spherical head. The ribs may meet in a ball-shap ...

realm (''kongōkai''). ;Sannō Shintō :

Tendai , also known as the Tendai Lotus School (天台法華宗 ''Tendai hokke shū,'' sometimes just "''hokke shū''") is a Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition (with significant esoteric elements) officially established in Japan in 806 by the Japanese m ...

sect Shintō, based on the cult of the Mountain King (Sannō) at the

Hiyoshi Taisha is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture Japan. This shrine is one of the Twenty-Two Shrines. Known before World War II as or Hie jinja, "Hiyoshi" is now the preferred spelling. It was also known as the . The head ...

. ;

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and its practitioners, ''shugen'', teaches the attainment of supranormal, magico-religious power through

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activities in the mountains. It was submissive to Buddhism for some time, later dividing into sects with more or less Buddhist or Koshintō influence. ;Suika Shintō :Created by Yamazaki Ansai, a Confucian-Shintoist of the early Edo period. ;Taishi-ryū Shintō :Founded by Prince Shōtoku ( Shōtoku Taishi, 574–622) and unifying Shintō, Confucianism, and Buddhism (sankyō itchi). ;Tsuchimikado Shintō :Created by the head court diviner Tsuchimikado Yasutomi. Yasutomi integrated the

astrological Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects. Dif ...

and calendrical theories transmitted by the

Onmyōdō is a system of natural science, astronomy, almanac, divination and magic that developed independently in Japan based on the Chinese philosophies of yin and yang and wuxing (five elements). The philosophy of yin and yang and wu xing was intro ...

specialists of the

Abe clan The was one of the oldest of the major Japanese clans (''uji''); and the clan retained its prominence during the Sengoku period and the Edo period.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit." Universität Tübingen (in German). The ...

. ;Tsushima Shintō :Originated at

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in the

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. ;Uden Shintō :Created by Kamo no Norikiyo (a.k.a. Umetsuji no Norikiyo, 1798–1862). Norikiyo developed his teachings on the basis of the Shinto transmissions at the shrine of Kamo wake Ikazuchi Jinja. ;Unden Shintō :Founded by

Shingon Shingon monks at Mount Koya is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asia, originally spread from India to China through traveling monks such as Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra. Kn ...

monk Jiun Onkō (1718–1804). It is also known as Katsuragi Shintō because Jiun lived on Mt. Katsuragi. It integrates esoteric Buddhism, siddham (

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philology), and

Zen Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), and ...

, as well as

Confucianism Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China. Variously described as tradition, a philosophy, a Religious Confucianism, religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, ...

and Shinto. ; Yoshida Shintō :Founded by Yoshida Kanetomo (1435–1511), who called his tradition ''yuiitsu shintō'' ("only-one Shintō"). His adherents and

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, until the end of the

period, retained the right to award ranks to all shrines and priests except for a few associated with the Imperial family. ;Yoshikawa Shintō :This is a lineage transmitted by Shinto scholar Yoshikawa Koretari (1616–1694).

Present Shinto Sects

; Fusōkyō :One of the thirteen sects of prewar Shintō. It was organized by Shishino Nakaba (1844–84) based on the mountain faith to

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(''Fuji shinkō'') founded by Hasegawa Kakugyō (1541?–1646?). ; Izumo Ōyashirokyō :One of the original thirteen pre-war sects of Shinto. It was founded by Senge Takatomi (1845–1918). ; Jikkōkyō :One of the thirteen sects of pre-war Shinto. Based on Fujidō, founded by Hasegawa Kakugyō (born in Nagasaki, 1541–1646). A mountain faith focused on Mount Fuji (''Fuji shinkō''). ;

Konkōkyō , or just Konkō, is a Shintō sect, being a part of the ''Kyoha Shintō Rengokai'' (Association of Sectarian Shinto), and an independent faith with origins in Shinbutsu-shūgō beliefs. Konkokyo worships the spirit and energy that flows throug ...

:One of the thirteen sects of prewar Shinto. Founded by Konkō Daijin (1814–83) (born Akazawa Bunji). ;

Kurozumikyō Kurozumikyō (黒住教), literally "the Teachings of Kurozumi," is a Japanese new religion largely derived from Shinto roots and founded in 1846. The founder, a Shinto priest by the name of Kurozumi, is claimed to have had a Divine union with Ama ...

:One of the thirteen sects of prewar Shinto, founded by Kurozumi Munetada (1780–1850). ; Misogikyō :One of the thirteen sects of prewar Shinto. Founded by Inoue Masakane (1790–1849). ; Ontakekyō :One of the thirteen sects of Shinto in the prewar period centered on faith in Mount Ontake (''ontake shinkō''). ; Shinrikyō :One of the thirteen sects of prewar Shinto, founded by Sano Tsunehiko (1834–1906). ; Shinshūkyō :One of the thirteen sects of prewar Shinto, founded by Yoshimura Masamochi (1839–1915). ; Shintō Shūseiha :One of the thirteen sects of prewar Shinto, founded by Nitta Kuniteru (1829–1902). ;

Shintō Taikyō Shintō Taikyō (神道大教), formerly called Shinto Honkyoku (神道本局), is a Japanese Shintoist organization, and was established by Meiji officials in 1873. It is recognized officially, and its headquarters are in Tokyo. It has many shr ...

:One of the thirteen sects of prewar Shinto, known previously as Shintō Honkyoku (its formal name was simply "Shintō"). ; Shintō Taiseikyō :One of the thirteen sects of prewar Shintō, founded by Hirayama Seisai (1815–1890).

Shintō-derived religious movements

;Ananaikyō :An Ōmoto-lineage religion founded by Nakano Yonosuke (1887–1974). ;Art of Ninzuwu :A spiritual practice claimed to have originated during the

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from The Ivory Tablets of the Crow. ;Chikakusan Minshukyō Kyōdan :Based on the mountain-worship cult of Mount Ontake in the Kiso region founded by Nehashi Umetarō (1868–1922) as the Chikaku Kōsha (Chikaku Religious Association). ;Chūshinkai :A movement focused on

divination Divination (from Latin ''divinare'', 'to foresee, to foretell, to predict, to prophesy') is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic, standardized process or ritual. Used in various forms throughout history ...

and

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, founded by Kumazaki Ken'ō (1881–1961). ;Daihizenkyō :Founded by Orimo Nami (1893–1966). ;Ennōkyō :Founded by Fukada Chiyoko (1887–1925). ;Hachidai Ryūō Daishizen Aishinkyōdan :Founded by Ishikawa Sen (1886–1961), who declared to be possessed (''kamigakari'') by a spirit. ;Hachidai Ryūōjin Hakkō Seidan :Founded by Demura Ryūsei (1926– ). ;Hachirakukai Kyōdan :Founded by Ogawa Kōichirō (1919–80). ;Hi no Oshie :Teaching of the Sun. Founded by Sakuma Nikkō (1884–1954) (Nikkō means "sun-light"). ;Hikari Kyōkai :Derived from Ōmoto. Founded by painter Okamoto Tenmei (1897–1963). ;Hizuki no Miya :Founded by Fujimoto Toshinari (1930–1989). The founding of the religion is dated from January 11, 1956, when Fujimoto received a revelation from the

Amaterasu ōmikami. ;Honbushin :A group from Tenrikyō lineage. Founded by Ōnishi Tama (1916–1969), the group originated in 1961 within Honmichi as the Tenri Mirokukai (Tenri Miroku Association) and later seceded. ;Honmichi :Founded by Ōnishi Aijirō (1881–1958) a teacher in Tenrikyō. ;Ijun :Founded by Takayasu Ryūsen (1934–) as an

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n religion. ;Ishinkyō :Founded by Hashiguchi Reizui (1879–1963). ;Izumo Shin’yū Kyōkai :Founded in 1968 by Hosoya Seiko (1927–) after she had practiced austerities in Izumo, Nara and Eiheiji. ;Izumokyō :This is a religion reminiscent of sectarian Shinto (Kyōha Shintō). It was started by Kitajima Naganori (1834–93). ;Jieidō :Lineage of Sekai Kyūseikyō, founded by Katsunuma Hisako (1927–). ;Jingūkyō :With characteristics of sect Shinto (kyōha Shintō) and founded by Urata Nagatami and others. ;Kakushin Shūkyō Nipponkyō :Originated in 1940, when the "Father-deity Kotoshironushi no ōkami" descended upon Chitose Makami (1879–1986). ;Kannagarakyō :Founded by Mizuno Fusa (1883–1970). ;Kikueikai Kyōdan :Founded in 1928 by the sculptor of Buddhist images Hayashi Shikō (1901–88). Shikō claimed that a golden sphere with the form of a "nine-star divination pattern" came floating towards him, after which he began to engage in spiritual healing. ;Kogi Shintō :Founded by the Shinto priest Kuwabara Yachio (1910–) after World War II. ;Koshintō Senpōkyō :Founded by Masai Yoshimitsu (1907–1970), and known for its claim to be related to the tradition of "ancient Shinto" ( Koshintō). ; :Founded by Takeuchi Kiyomaro (also Ōmaro) (1874–1965) based on an ancient text known as the (''Takeuchi monjo''). ;Kuzuryū Taisha :Founded by Ōnishi Masajirō (1913–88) after receiving a dream oracle from the deity Benzaiten (Sanskrit

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) during a dream in 1954. ;Kyūseishukyō :Resulting from the merging of four branches of Sekai Kyūseikyō, it began its activities in 1955 after the death of the founder of Sekai Kyūseikyō, Okada Mōkichi (1882–1955). ;Makoto no Michi :Founded by Ogiwara Makoto (1910–81) who experienced paranormal powers since before World War II. ;Makoto no Michikyō :Founded by Matsumoto Jōtarō (September 1881–1944). ;Maruyamakyō :Founded by Itō Rokurobei (1829–94). ;Misogikyō Shinpa :Founded by Sakata Yasuhiro (1962–). ;Mitamakyō :Founded by Nagata Fuku (1891–1975). ;Miyaji Shinsendō :Founded by Miyaji Suii (known as Kakiwa, 1852–1904) and with strong

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influence. ;Nihon Jingū Honchō :Founded by Nakajima Shūkō (1902–88) who was deeply interested in the study of the traditional calendar (''rekigaku'') and the theory of five phases of matter (''gogyō''). ;Nihon Seidō Kyōdan :Founded by Iwasaki Shōō (1934–) who had a mystical experience while in a coma. ;Nikkōkyō :Founded by Teraguchi Kōjirō (1881–1960). ;Ōkanmichi :Founded by Yamada Baijirō (1875–1941), a Tenrikyō teacher. ;Ōmiwakyō (Sako) :Founded by Sako Kan (1878–1937). ;Ōmiwakyō　(Kojima) :Founded by Kojima Moriyoshi in 1872. ; Ōmoto :Founded by Deguchi Nao (1836–1918) and Deguchi Onisaburō (1871–1948) after a "spirit dream" at the lunar New Year in 1892. ;Ōmoto Hikari no Michi :Founded by Hōkan Meikyō (1923–) based on Ōmoto and Sekai Kyūseikyō. ;Ōyamanezu no Mikoto Shinji Kyōkai :Founded by Inai Sadao (1906–88). ;Perfect Liberty Kyōdan ( PL Kyōdan) :Known as Church of Perfect Liberty frequently abbreviated as merely "PL", founded by Miki Tokuharu (1871–1938), a Zen monk. ;Reiha no Hikari Kyōkai :Founded by Hase Yoshio (1915–84). ;Renmonkyō :Founded by Shimamura Mitsu (1831–1904) who was saved from serious illness by Yanagita Ichibei, who had studied the "marvelous law of things" (''myōhō no ji''). ;Renshindō Kyōdan :Founded by Tanaka Jigohei (1886–1973). ;Samuhara Jinja :Started in 1935 when Tanaka Tomisaburō (1868–1967) rebuilt a dilapidated shrine in Okayama. ; Seichō no Ie :Connected to Ōmoto and founded by Taniguchi Masaharu (1893–1985). ;Seikōkyō :Founded by Fujita Nobuhiko (1889–1977). ;Seimeikyō :Derived from Sekai Kyūseikyō and created in 1955 by Kihara Yoshihiko. ;Seishin Myōjōkai :Founded by Fujita Motonari (1903–85). ; Sekai Kyūseikyō :Church of World Messianity from the Ōmoto lineage. It was founded by Okada Mokichi. ;Sekai

Mahikari Mahikari is a Japanese new religious movement ( shinshūkyō) that was founded in 1959 by Yoshikazu Okada (岡田良一) (1901–1974). The word "Mahikari" means "True (真, ma) Light (光, hikari)" in Japanese. Foundation The Mahikari organiza ...

Bunmei Kyōdan :Derivation from Ōmoto and Sekai Kyūseikyō, founded by Okada Kōtama (1901–1974, born Yoshikazu). ; Sekai Shindōkyō :Founded by Aida Hide (1898–1973). ;Shidaidō :Founded by Nagahashi Yasuhiko (1895–1981) in 1931. ;Shin Nihon Shūkyō Dantai Rengōkai :Federation of New Religious Organizations of Japan, founded by and for new Japanese religious movements. Established in 1951 with a membership of twenty-four groups. ;Shindō Tenkōkyo :Founded by Tomokiyo Yoshizane (1888–1952). ; Shinji Shūmeikai :Founded by Koyama Mihoko (1910–). ; Shinmei Aishinkai :Founded by Komatsu Shin'yō (1928– ). ;Shinreikai Kyōdan :Founded by Ishii Reizan (born Iwayoshi, 1884–58) who had a revelation in 1932. ;Shinreikyō :Founded by Ōtsuka Kan'ichi (1891–72). ;Shinri Jikkō no Oshie :Founded by Honjō Chiyoko (1902–1957). ;Shinsei Tengan Manaita no Kai :Founded by Kurata Chikyū (1906–91). ;Shintō Shinkyō :Founded by Unigame Ito (1876–1976). ;Shintō Shinshinkyō :Founded by Adachi Taijūrō (1841–1895) who received a divine revelation after nine years of his own unique form of practice. ;Shizensha :Founded by Hashimoto Satomi (1899–1984). ;

Shōroku Shintō Yamatoyama is a Shintō-derived religious movement headquartered in the town of Hiranai in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. History Shōroku Shintō Yamatoyama originates from Tazawa Seishirō's dedication of a shrine in 1919 to a Yama-no-Kami after he witness ...

:Founded by Tazawa Seishirō (1884–1966) after dedicating a shrine to a "mountain kami" (''yama no kami'') in 1919, witnessing extraordinary astronomical phenomena, and hearing divine voices. ;Shūkyō Hōjin Byakkō Shinkōkai :Founded by Goi Masahisa (1916–1980) emphasizes two characteristic Ōmoto doctrines, the notion that all religions emanate from the same root (''bankyō dōkon''), and the principle of world peace. ;Shūkyō Hōjin Shikō Gakuen :Founded by Kawakami Seizan (1908–51). ;Shūyōdan Hōseikai :Founded by Idei Seitarō (1899–1983). ;Soshindō :Started focused on Matsushita Matsuzō (1873–1947), a spirit medium (''reinōsha'') active from the Taisho era (1912–26) to the World War II period. ;Soshindō Kyōdan :Founded by Yoshioka Tajūrō (1905–87). ;Subikari Kōha Sekai Shindan :Founded by the spiritualist

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artist Kuroda Minoru (1928– ). ;Sukui no Hikari Kyōdan :A new religion deriving from Sekai Kyūseikyō, one several groups in opposition to that religion's policy of centralization (''ichigenka'') implemented in the mid-1960s. ; Sūkyō Mahikari :Derived from the lineages of Ōmoto and Sekai Kyūseikyō, founded by Kōtama Okada (Sukuinushisama) (1901–74) on August 28, 1959 and established as a registered religious organisation on 1978 by Mr Okada's daughter Sachiko Keishu Okada (Oshienushisama), (1929– ). ;Sumerakyō :Founded by Onikura Taruhiko after having experienced possession (''kamigakari'') by a deity around 1919. ;Taireidō :Founded by Tanaka Morihei (1884–1928) who was said to have acquired a kind of supranormal power (''reishiryoku'') after a four-month ascetic seclusion in the mountains. ;Taiwa Kyōdan :Emerged from Yamatokyō, founded by Hozumi Kenkō (1913–76) and his wife Hisako (1908–2003). ;Tamamitsu Jinja :Founded by the spirit medium Motoyama Kinue (1909–74). ;Ten'onkyo :Founded by Hachiro Fukuji (1899–1962) who experienced the ability to converse with a spirit, and thereafter received visitations from various deities. ;Tenchikyō :Founded by Uozumi Masanobu (1852–1928). ;Tengenkyō :Founded by Naniwa Hisakazu (1902–84). ;Tenjōkyō :Founded by Ishiguro Jō (1908– ). ;Tenjōkyō Hon'in :Founded by Kuramoto Ito (1895–1985). ;Tenkōkyō :Founded by Fujita Shinshō (?–1966) who received at age nineteen a revelation from a deity he called ''Tenchikane no kami'' ("heaven-earth gold deity"). ; Tenrikyō :It was one of the thirteen sects of prewar Shinto. Founded by Nakayama Miki (1798–1887) after having a sudden experience of spirit possession (''kamigakari'')from a deity she called Tenri-O-no-Mikoto. in the tenth lunar month of 1863. Tenrikyo removed itself from its Sect Shinto classification when it was free to do so after World War II. ;Tensei Shinbikai :Founded by Iwanaga Kayoko (1934–). ;Tensenku Monkyō (Tendan) :Known locally as Tinsinkun Munchu (Tinkha), emerged from ancient Shintō (Koshintō) in the southern Ryukyu islands. ;Tensha Tsuchimikado Shintō Honchō :Inspired in Tsuchimikado Shintō (Tensha Shintō). ;Tenshin Seikyō :Founded by Shimada Seiichi (1896–1985). ;Tenshindō Kyōdan :Founded by Tamura Reishō (1890–1968) who received the revelation of

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on April 3, 1927

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(1900–1967). ;Tenshōkyō :Founded by Senba Hideo (1925–) and his wife Senba Kimiko. ;Tenshūkyō :Founded by Unagami Haruho (1896–1965). ;Tokumitsukyō :Founded by Kanada Tokumitsu (1863–1919). ;Worldmate (formerly Cosmomate) :Founded by Fukami Seizan (aka Fukami Tōshū, born Haruhisa Handa) (1951–). ;Yamakage Shintō :Emerged from "ancient Shinto" ( Koshintō) tradition, founded by the Yamakage family. ;Yamatokyō :Founded by Hozumi Kenkō (1913–76), a practitioner of Shugendō at Dewa Sanzan. ; Zenrinkyō :Founded by Rikihisa Tatsusai (1906–77).

Other sects and schools

There may be some Shinto schools and sects, that even having a structure and followers, are not included in authoritative publications. This may be because of their small size and influence, fairly unknown presence or practices, or because those schools are new branches from older schools and still considered within their structure.

Notes

References

* Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000)
''Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami.''
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. . * Encyclopedia of New Religions, Shinshūkyō jiten. Inoue Nobutaka et al., eds., Kōbundō, 1990. * Encyclopedia of Shinto, Schools, Groups and Personalities. Institute of Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University (2006) Edit Norman Havens * Religions Yearbook,

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, Shūkyō nenkan (1993), eds Japan Monbushō, Japan Bunkachō. ISSN 0583-1571 {{DEFAULTSORT:Shinto Sects And Schools

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Religious denominations