Background/History
Beginning: There was no founder since Shinto has been a religion for so long
There was also no founding date since it has been here for about more than a millennium years
The place that Shinto has been is in Japan
Stats: About 3-4 million people practice Shintoism
Location: Shrines - All around Japan
Holy Sites - All over Japan like, Miyajima
Written Books: -Shinto and Japanese New Religions
-The Essence of Shinto: Japan's Spiritual Heart
-A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine
- Studies in Shinto and Shrines
Data: Shinto myths and rituals were transmitted orally. The written records of the ancient beliefs and customs first appeared in the Kojiki (records of ancient matters), prepared under imperial order and completed in A.D., 172. Beginning in the 17th century a vigorous effort was made to revive old ways and ideas. After the Meiji restoration in 1868, ancient departments of Shinto rites was reestablished, giving Shinto a lot of its structure and identity as a religion.