Shinto is based on traditional ethnic and natural beliefs that naturally generated and grew among ethnic groups living in Japan and has been gradually growing in conjunction with central and local systems of politics carried out by groups of local ruling families.
日本列島に住む民族の間に自然発生的に生まれ育った伝統的な民俗信仰・自然信仰を基盤とし、豪族層による中央や地方の政治体制と関連しながら徐々に成立した。