havetakeninfinitetroubletolearnfromthemselveswhattheirreligiousnotionsare，andShinonditellsmethattheyhavetoldmealltheyknow，andthewholesumisafewvaguefearsandhopes，andasuspicionthattherearethingsoutsidethemselvesmorepowerfulthanthemselves，whosegoodinfluencesmaybeobtained，orwhoseevilinfluencesmaybeaverted，bylibationsofsake。
Thewordworshipisinitselfmisleading。WhenIuseitofthesesavagesitsimplymeanslibationsofsake，wavingbowlsandwavinghands，withoutanyspiritualactofdeprecationorsupplication。
Insuchasenseandsuchalonetheyworshipthesunandmoonbutnotthestars，theforest，andthesea。Thewolf，theblacksnake，theowl，andseveralotherbeastsandbirdshavethewordkamoi，god，attachedtothem，asthewolfisthe“howlinggod，“theowl“thebirdofthegods，“ablacksnakethe“ravengod；“butnoneofthesethingsarenow“worshipped，“wolf-worshiphavingquitelatelydiedout。Thunder，“thevoiceofthegods，“inspiressomefear。Thesun，theysay，istheirbestgod，andthefiretheirnextbest，obviouslythedivinitiesfromwhomtheirgreatestbenefitsarereceived。Someideaofgratitudepervadestheirrudenotions，asinthecaseofthe“worship“paidtoYoshitsune，anditappearsinoneoftheruderecitationschantedattheSaturnaliawhichinseveralplacesconcludethehuntingandfishingseasons:-
“Totheseawhichnourishesus，totheforestwhichprotectsus，wepresentourgratefulthanks。Youaretwomothersthatnourishthesamechild；donotbeangryifweleaveonetogototheother。
“TheAinoswillalwaysbetheprideoftheforestandofthesea。“