There are many gods in Shinto. In Japan we call the gods collectively "YAOYOROZU-no-Kami".
"Yaoyorozu" means "8 million," but here means "countlessly many."

Japanese Kami is generally translated into English as God, but its sanctity is rather close to spirit.

In Iitate village, Fukushima Prefecture, there are many "Torii" (gates separating the god area and the secular world).

Beyond the torii, there is a shrine dedicated to a Kami. Or there are natural objects that local residents admit divinity. Sometimes the mountain itself with its torii settled is Kami.

The same thing as Iitate is seen throughout Japan.

Even in residential areas in Tokyo, not only torii, but stone monuments and statues based on faith are sometimes placed in unexpected places.

Shinto and Buddhism are originally separate beliefs, but since Buddhism has been brought to Japan, confusion between Shinto and Buddhism occurred in the private scene.

Especially in Shinto, individuals who are not in the priesthood create Kami who is intrigued and mix with other religious styles frequently, as it is possible to recognize the divinity in every thing or phenomenon.

"Japanese Faith I, II, III" do not distinguish between Shinto and Buddhism, and are made up of photographs taken in Iitate and Tokyo.

The pictures of Iitate were taken after the nuclear power plant accident (March 2011).