Folk beliefs which were the origin of Ancient Shinto and Shinto were based on the concept of nature worship, and this had an animistic element that regarded every object as occupied by a spiritual entity such as a god (deity), a spirit, or a soul.
日本の古神道の由来の民間信仰・神道の根底には、自然崇拝の考え方があり、あらゆる物に神・精霊や魂などの霊的存在が宿ると考えるアニミズムの要素があった。