My intrigue with the land of the sun begun many years ago and so I have always been well versed in its traditions and cultural mores. ... The Shinto tradition has a story of creation that states two kami (the Japanese equivalent to gods) descended from the heavens and stirred the ocean and created the land and the kami of the sun, Amaterasu, who later gives birth to the first emperor (117). ... Shinto is also mainly seen in the country as something anyone, even a person who is not from Japan, can understand and participate in. ... This is most likely also because Shinto is a more subjective...

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Early Mughals also followed such a liberal policy. ... Humayun also did not follow orthodox religion, and he patronized Shias as well. ... Like the Sufis, they also opened their doors to people belonging to all faiths. ... Moreover, he also married Raja Bhar Mal's daughter Bai Haraka. ... It is also held that jaziya was re-imposed in 1575. ...

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