I know but It was, with Shintoism, kind of a forbidden topic following WWII.
I'm just guessing but I imagine its now the Japanese equivalent of the Confederate flag.
Absolutely not. Why should the confederate flag be?? That's ridiculous. I used to be Shintoist. But I am no longer. Speaking of confederate flags. You may either find this as a sacrilege, weird, or even cool. View it as you wish. I made this in Photoshop. Which I will eventually have made into a real flag. Representing all 47 prefectures of Japan with 47 stars. Culture shock!!