The Japanese Gohei and the Ainu Inao Author(s): W. G. Aston Source: The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 31 (Jan. - Jun., 1901), pp. 131-135 Published by: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2842789 . Accessed: 16/06/2014 11:21 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 185.44.79.149 on Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:21:36 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions ( 131 ) THE JAPANESE GOHEI AN) THE AINU INA O. By W. G. ASTON,CM.G. [READ AT THE MEETING, JUNE 19TH. WITH PLATE IX.] SIIINTO, the old native religion of Japan, though it contains other elements, is substantially a nature-worship, the chief deities of which are the Sun-goddess, the Moon-god, the Thunder-god, the Wind-gods, and various gods associated with growth and the production of food.