Identify which of japan's major religions is being described in the following passage. choose one of the following: buddhism, christianity, hinduism, islam, judaism, or shintoism. followers of the native religion of japan believe that all things in nature have spirits called kami, which the followers honor with shrines.

 The answer is Shintoism. The word 'Shinto' literally means the way of the gods. Shintoism originated in Japan around 1000 B.C. and followers of it believe that spiritual powers exist in the natural world within things in nature such as animals, plants, rivers, people, trees, stones and the dead. They beleive all things have a spirit known as kami and are to be honored with shrines