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 are:
;Bukka Shintō
;Goryū Shintō
;Hakke Shintō
;Hokke Shintō
;Inbe Shintō
;Ise Shintō
;Jingidōke
;Jūhachi Shintō
;Juka Shintō
;Kaden Shintō
;Kikke Shintō
;Kōshin
Is a folk faith in Japan with Taoist origins, influenced by Shinto, Buddhism and other local beliefs.
;Koshintō
"Ancient Shintō". These were the various doctrines and myths of Shintō before the integration of Buddhism elements.
;Miwa-ryū Shintō
;Mononobe Shintō
;Ōgimachi Shintō
;Reisō Shintō
;Ritō Shinchi Shintō
;Ryōbu Shintō
;Sannō Shintō
;Shugendō
;Suika Shintō
;Taishi-ryū Shintō
;Tsuchimikado Shintō
;Tsushima Shintō
;Uden Shintō
;Unden Shintō
;Yoshida Shintō
;Yoshikawa Shintō

Present Shinto Sects

;Fusōkyō
;Izumo Ōyashirokyō
;Jikkōkyō
;Konkōkyō
;Kurozumikyō
;Misogikyō
;Ontakekyō
;Shinrikyō
;Shinshūkyō
;Shintō Shūseiha
;Shintō Taikyō
;Shintō Taiseikyō

Shintō-derived religious movements

;Ananaikyō
;Art of Ninzuwu
;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
;Kannagarakyō
;Kikueikai Kyōdan
;Kogi Shintō
;Koshintō Senpōkyō
;Kōso Kōtai Jingū Amatsukyō
;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
;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
;Shūkyō Hōjin Byakkō Shinkōkai
;Shūkyō Hōjin Shikō Gakuen
;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
;Worldmate
;Yamakage Shintō
;Yamatokyō
;Zenrinkyō

Other sects and schools

There may be some Shinto schools and sects, that even having a structure and followers, are not included in authoritative publications. This may be because of their small size and influence, fairly unknown presence or practices, or because those schools are new branches from older schools and still considered within their structure.