Editing Afterlife (section)

===Shinto===
{{further|Shinto#Cosmology and afterlife}}
It is common for families to participate in ceremonies for children at a shrine, yet have a [[Japanese funeral|Buddhist funeral]] at the time of death. In old Japanese legends, it is often claimed that the dead go to a place called ''[[yomi]]'' (黄泉), a gloomy underground realm with a river separating the living from the dead mentioned in the legend of Izanami and Izanagi. This ''yomi'' very closely resembles the Greek [[Greek underworld|Hades]]; however, later myths include notions of resurrection and even [[Elysium]]-like descriptions such as in the legend of [[Ōkuninushi]] and [[Susanoo-no-Mikoto|Susanoo]]. Shinto tends to hold negative views on death and corpses as a source of pollution called ''kegare''. However, death is also viewed as a path towards [[apotheosis]] in Shintoism as can be evidenced by how legendary individuals become enshrined after death. Perhaps the most famous would be [[Emperor Ōjin]] who was enshrined as [[Hachiman]] the God of War after his death.<ref>{{Cite web |last=says |first=Ōmiya Hachiman-Schrein{{!}} Ways to Japan |date=2015-07-16 |title=Ōmiya Hachiman-Shrine (大宮八幡宮) (Engl.) |url=https://thomasgittel.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/omiya-hachiman-shrine-%e5%a4%a7%e5%ae%ae%e5%85%ab%e5%b9%a1%e5%ae%ae-engl/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Ways to Japan |language=en |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030140230/https://thomasgittel.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/omiya-hachiman-shrine-%E5%A4%A7%E5%AE%AE%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE-engl/ |url-status=live }}</ref>