| ema | 絵馬 | wodden votive tablet | Votif-Holztafeln in Schreinen |
| inari | 稲荷 | god of harvest (fox) | Gott der Ernte (Fuchs) |
| jinja | 神社 | shrine | Schrein |
| kamisama | 神様 | shinto gods | Shinto Götter |
| kannushi | 神主 | shinto priest | Shinto Priester |
| kitsune (inari) | 狐 | fox (god of harvest) | Fuchs (Gott der Ernte) |
| komainu | 狛犬 | guardian dogs | Schreinwächter in Hunde Form |
| miko | 巫女 | shrine maiden | Shintō Schrein Gehilfin |
| omamori | お守り | good luck charm | Schutzamulett |
| omikuji | おみくじ | fortune slip, oracle | Wahrsagung, Orakel |
| shichifukujin | 七福神 | 7 lucky gods | 7 Glücksgötter |
| shintō | 神道 | shintō, way of the gods | Shintō, Weg der Götter |
| shugendō | 修験道 | japanese mountain asceticism | Bergasketentum |
| torī | 鳥居 | shrine gate | Schreintor |
| yabusame | 流鏑馬 | horseback archery | Rituelles Bogenschiessen zu Pferd |
| yaku | 厄 | unlucky, misfortune | Unglück |
| yakudoshi | 厄年 | unlucky year (men: 25, 42, 61 women: 19, 33, 37 children: 13) | Kritische Lebensjahre |
| yakuyoke | 厄除け | warding off evil amulet | Amulett um Böses abzuwenden |
