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| The Japanese religion of kami no mich, the way of the gods. Japanese people participate in Shinto, a combination of religion and patriotism. |
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| A code of honor for Japanese warriors. It incorporates both Daoist and Zen Buddhist concepts and governed the samurai. |
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| In Japan, a ritual suicide to preserve or to restore a person's honor. It is considered an act of bravery rather than cowardice. |
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| In Japan, a military ruler serving, ostensibly, under the emperor. |
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| In Japanese homes, a center of symbols honoring the kami. Sometimes the center is a shelf. |
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| A Buddhist altar. Tablets commemorating ancestors are kept on it. |
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| A religion of Japan based on the teachings of Miki Nakayama. It reveres the kami of Divine Reason. |
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| In Japan, founder of the new religion, Tenrikyo. She experienced divine healing through the kami of Divine Reason. |
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