minzoku NEO-shintô, is a mixture of Japanese minzoku shintô, Heathenry and Neo-Pagan practices. In this, it is a reflection of the movement of many, in the new religions, towards thinking in terms of a global village.

With the advent of the internet and social websites, it has become commonplace to have daily interactions with people living in other countries, even those on the other side of the planet. Through these interactions we're becoming more aware of the differences in cultures, and we're being forced to re-examine many of our basic assumptions.

Looking at the cultural components of minzoku NEO-shintô: one's Japanese, one's Northern European, and the other is American.

If you're wondering how these can work together without doing violence to each other, it's in large part because they are all composed of folk religion practices. That is, the vast majority of people engaging in these practices are all pretty much concerned with maintaining social structures, cultural integrity, and the transmission of practices to the next generation.

In other words, living their lives; getting through the day-to-day challenges. These groups are not concerned with "deep" theological thoughts; they're more worried about those things immediately around them: shelter, food, clothing, raising their children.

It's this focus on common everyday human concerns and a growing awareness of the similarity purposes, if not forms, that allows these groups to syncretize their diverse practices and come up with a form that satisfies everyone.