The ancient Shinto religion continues to influence Japan most directly in which of the following ways?

a. the countrywide interest in sports

b. the love of nature evident throughout the country

c. the discrimination against burakumin

Selected: d. the renewed interest in the practice of ancestor worship

Shinto is also called kami-no-michi. It is a Japanese ethnic religion that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently. Its most important characteristic is the goal to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.

Shinto concerns happiness and prosperity in the world.

In Shinto the human being is simply a harmonious part of nature. The ancient Shinto religion continues to influence Japan most directly in the love of nature evident throughout the country.