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The ancient religious tradition of the Japanese, the Shintoism, by another words Kami-no miçi, has a structure shaped by the religious beliefs and practices of the Japanese people. This tradition is essentially a national religion unique to the Japanese. As an expression of the Japanese folk religion tradition, Shintoism emphasizes the ancestral cult; It is a religion that includes politeist, naturalist and anthropomorphic characters. For the Japanese, believing in the Kami is actually acting in accordance with their will. This is a situation that can be explained by spirituality beyond the tradition for the Japanese. Indeed, the “Kami Cult” for the Japanese is a phenomenon in all areas of life. Therefore, believing in the families and leading a life as they want is the greatest ideal. At the end of this ideal, of course, it is possible to be as great as a Kami or as respected as extraordinary beings. In this study, the "Kami cult" in the Japanese folk religion tradition has been handled and examined in some ways. In this context, it was especially focused on how the Japanese understood and how they made sense of the Kami that they respect with fear. Because the Kamis or the Kami’s social realms contain elements that will amaze and amaze human beings. However, Kami’s are the central figure of mysterious phenomena, terrible natural phenomena that attract people's curiosity. At the same time, for Japanese people, Kami’s are another name for respect, devotion, tabasbus and worship, beyond being primitive and supernatural beings.

Purification in the Shinto religious tradition, It is an act of cleansing from any material and spiritual pollution before any communication and contact with the holy. In Shintoism, the Kamis are at the center of divinity. So they are pure and clean. Those who will approach the Kami and Kamis areas must also be purified. Purification ritual has both physical and psychological dimensions. According to Shintoists, purification actions such as Oharae, Misogi and Temizu in the Kamis sphere facilitate the purification of the soul's passions as well as the manifestation of the sacred, as well as body pollution. The main purpose of this research is to reveal the understanding and actions of purification in Shinto religion; as well as information from the sources based on our observations is to pass on to the reader.