Shinto sects and schools
, the folk religion of Japan, developed a diversity of schools and sects, outbranching from the original Ko-Shintō since Buddhism was introduced into Japan in the sixth century.
Early period schools and groups
The main Shinto schools with traditions traceable to early periods, according to authoritative published records, can be grouped by lineage and outside influence as follows:Buddhist-influenced (仏家神道)
These are various forms of Shintō developed by Buddhist thinkers, combining Buddhist and Shintō elements.;Taishi-ryū Shintō
;Ryōbu Shintō
;Sannō Shintō
;Hokke Shintō
;Reisō Shintō
;Shugendō
;Kōshin
Court, hereditary, and ancient lineages
;Hakke Shintō;Inbe Shintō
;Jingidōke
;Kaden Shintō
;Kikke Shintō
;Mononobe Shintō
;Tsuchimikado Shinto
;Tsushima Shintō
;Uden Shintō
;Ise Shintō
Restorationist schools (復古神道)
schools were created in order to purify Shinto of all foreign influences and return to the pure standard of Ancient Shintō.;Yoshida Shintō
Confucian-influenced (儒家神道)
Shinto explained by Japanese Confucianists, claiming unity of Shinto and Confucianism often in opposition or claiming superiority over Buddhism. Born out of a less extreme and more Sinocentric strain of the restorationist movement.;Ritō Shinchi Shintō
;Suika Shintō
;Yoshikawa Shintō
Present Shinto Sects
There are thirteen sects of prewar Shintō:;Fuso-kyo
;Izumo Ōyashirokyō
;Jikkō kyō
;Konkōkyō
;Kurozumikyō
;Misogikyo
;Ontakekyō
;Shinrikyo
;Shinshūkyō
;Shinto Shusei
;Shintō Taikyō
;Shintō Taiseikyō
Shintō-derived New Religious Movements
;Ananaikyō;Byakkō Shinkōkai
;Chikakusan Minshukyō Kyōdan
;Chūshinkai
;Daihizenkyō
;Ennōkyō
;Hachidai Ryūō Daishizen Aishinkyōdan
;Hachidai Ryūōjin Hakkō Seidan
;Hachirakukai Kyōdan
;Hi no Oshie
;Hikari Kyōkai
;Hizuki no Miya
;Honbushin
;Honmichi
;Ijun
;Ishinkyō
;Izumo Shin’yū Kyōkai
;Izumokyō
;Jieidō
;Jingūkyō
;Kakushin Shūkyō Nipponkyō
;Kami Ichijōkyō
;Kannagarakyō
;Kikueikai Kyōdan
;Kogi Shintō
;Koshintō Senpōkyō
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;Kuzuryū Taisha
;Kyūseishukyō
;Makoto no Michi
;Makoto no Michikyō
;Maruyamakyō
;Misogikyō Shinpa
;Mitamakyō
;Miyaji Shinsendō
;Nihon Jingū Honchō
;Nihon Seidō Kyōdan
;Nikkōkyō
;Ōkanmichi
;Ōmiwakyō
;Ōmiwakyō
;Ōmoto
;Ōmoto Hikari no Michi
;Ōyamanezu no Mikoto Shinji Kyōkai
;Perfect Liberty Kyōdan
;Reiha no Hikari Kyōkai
;Renmonkyō
;Renshindō Kyōdan
;Samuhara Jinja
;Seichō no Ie
;Seikōkyō
;Seimeikyō
;Seishin Myōjōkai
;Sekai Kyūseikyō
;Sekai Mahikari Bunmei Kyōdan
;Sekai Shindōkyō
;Shidaidō
;Shikō Gakuen
;Shin Nihon Shūkyō Dantai Rengōkai
;Shindō Tenkōkyo
;Shinji Shūmeikai
;Shinmei Aishinkai
;Shinreikai Kyōdan
;Shinreikyō
;Shinri Jikkō no Oshie
;Shinsei Tengan Manaita no Kai
;Shintō Shinkyō
;Shintō Shinshinkyō
;Shizensha
;Shōroku Shintō Yamatoyama
;Shūyōdan Hōseikai
;Soshindō
;Soshindō Kyōdan
;Subikari Kōha Sekai Shindan
;Sukui no Hikari Kyōdan
;Sūkyō Mahikari
;Sumerakyō
;Taireidō
;Taiwa Kyōdan
;Tamamitsu Jinja
;Ten'onkyo
;Tenchikyō
;Tengenkyō
;Tenjōkyō
;Tenjōkyō Hon'in
;Tenkōkyō
;Tenrikyō
;Tensei Shinbikai
;Tensenku Monkyō
;Tensha Tsuchimikado Shintō Honchō
;Tenshin Seikyō
;Tenshindō Kyōdan
;Tenshinkyō Shin'yūden Kyōkai
;Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō
;Tenshōkyō
;Tenshūkyō
;Tokumitsukyō
;World Mate
;Yamakage Shintō
;Yamatokyō
;Zenrinkyō