Shinto also became strongly associated with the growing martial culture of Japan during the Nara period .
The Kojiki demonstrates how closely religion was intertwined with early Japanese culture by offering a collection of myths , songs , poems and Shinto concepts for analysis .
Shinto also became strongly associated with the growing martial culture of Japanese during the Nara period .
The Kojiki demonstrates how closely religion was intertwined with early Japanese culture by offering a collection of myths , songs , poems and Shinto concepts for analysis .