The per capita income for the village was $18,389. About 5.5% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.
Shinto plays a ceremonial role in daily Japanese life as opposed to an important role. Why is the ceremonial assumed to be unimportant? Others might say that ritual and tradition are the heart of a culture, and the fact that even being a Christian can't dissuade your coworker from shrine worship is clear evidence of the importance of Shinto to Japanese culture.
At the daijÅsai these clans played important roles, ranging from the performance of a dance called Kume-mai and the reading of norito prayers, to opening and closing the palace gates and leading the new emperor in procession in and out of the ritual space.ith the exception of the ancient norito (prayers) recorded in Book 8 of the Engishiki (927), the myths recorded in these classical works were not read out as part of ritual performances. These norito were recited during rituals, and referred implicitly to the Kiki mythology.