•The kami worshiped at the family altar may actually inhabit a local shrine outside the home, and the identity of the kami may be related to the profession of the house owner.
•After family members of the home clean their hands, they can offer prayers, food (rice, water, fruit), and flowers to the kami at the altar.
•There is a kind of natural order in Japanese religion, and the kami are part of it. Knowing this order means also knowing how people should live, and what kind of ethical practices they should follow.
•So Japanese human nature is grounded in one’s awareness of the need to follow the way of the deities.