Chapter 9 True/False Self-Quiz (Level 2)

. To celebrate a matsuri, Shinto believers make blood offerings to the gods.

. The term Shinto existed in Japan from the very beginning of Japanese civilization.

. The Nihongi is the oldest extant chronicle of Japan.

. All Shinto kami are benevolent deities who bring blessings to the faithful.

. Anyone, in whatever mental state or physical condition, can approach the kami to worship them.

. The deity at a Shinto shrine is housed in the haiden.

. The Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo was built by Emperor Hirohito.

. The "Shin" in Shinto refers specifically to the Sun Goddess Amaterasu.

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