CEVAP:

Shintoa is a uniquely Japanese religion that was evolving at 4th century  CE.  Reflecting the “Way of the Gods” and being still common in Japan, it emphasized the role of the forces of nature which affect Japan so profoundly (earthquakes, tsunamis, and so forth). Shinto mostly focuses on ritual purification to remove any impurity caused by contact with physical dirtiness, sex, childbirth, wounds, and death. The current Japanese insistence on baths and cleanliness probably derives from this aspect of Shinto. T