Every religion has sacred times and seasons.  In the case of Shinto, natural sites throughout Japan figure prominently in Shinto worship.

Every religion has sacred times and seasons.  In the case of Shinto, natural sites throughout Japan figure prominently in Shinto worship.

Please name one sacred site that Shinto regards as sacred.

Then, identify one holy place from one of the three Abrahamic monotheisms:  Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.

What similarities do you see in how nature functions within Shinto, and within one of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam?     Is a Shinto nature-worshiper essentially doing the same thing as a Jewish, Christian, Muslim does when contemplating a holy site?

What contrasts, if any, do you see?