Online Dating for Shinto Singles at Consonance (Gleichklang)

Are you Japanese or from Japan and share essential beliefs of Shintō? Or are you not from Japan but have turned to Shintoism? Then online dating for Shinto singles at Consonance is exactly what you’re looking for. At Consonance, we take religion into account in our matchmaking service and friendship matching service. Unlike dating apps and dating sites, value compatibility is at the forefront of our entire online dating approach.

Our dating community supports followers and sympathizers of Shintō in their partner search and friendship search:

• We ask all our members whether they share important beliefs of the Shintō religion.
• Additionally, we ask all our members whether we can consider a positive connection to Shintoism as a matching criterion in our matchmaking service or friendship matching service.
• If such consideration of Shintoism is desired by our members, we preferentially introduce those members to each other in our matchmaking service and friendship matching service who share this positive connection to Shintō.
• Due to the very small number of followers of Shintoism in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, however, the suggestions will usually not involve a clear affiliation with the Shintō religion, but rather a positive fundamental attitude or fascination with Shintoism.

Shintoism as a Religion at Consonance (Gleichklang)

It is very difficult to state how many followers of Shintoism there are, as a distinction must be made between participation in Shintō rituals and visiting Shintō shrines and an actual profession of Shintoism in the sense of formal religious affiliation. According to Wikipedia, the numbers fluctuate between a maximum of 100 million (80% of all Japanese people) and approximately 4.2 million (3.3% of all Japanese people). The 100 million refer to participation in religious ceremonies, which also involves the internalization of beliefs. The 4.2 million refer to people who explicitly state (also in distinction from Buddhism) that their religious affiliation is Shintō.

Shintō means – we continue to orient ourselves in the presentation to the Wikipedia article – Way of the Gods. These gods or deities, called Kami, exist in large numbers and can appear in the most diverse forms. In contrast to the Western concept of God, however, the Kami are not infallible and also not omnipotent. A central role in Shintoism is played by the shrines, in which the Kami are venerated and which contain cult objects that are not shown, however.

Shintoism is accordingly a polytheistic religion in which, moreover, there is no sacred scripture and no universally binding interpretation. In the process, Shintoism has to a large extent mixed with Buddhism and Confucianism and thus has a highly syncretic character. Central deities are – alongside many others – the primordial divine couple Izanagi and Izanami, the sun goddess Amaterasu, the storm god Susanoo, and the moon god Tsukuyomi. Today, however, the greatest role in Shintō practice is played by the deities Hachiman or Inari. In Buddhist interpretation, the Shintō deities are regarded as incarnations of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

Ethical demands of Shintoism are consideration for the natural divine and social order, with assistance, solidarity, and a focus on harmony. While there are no absolute moral rules, evil should be avoided, with that which impairs harmony being considered evil. A central role is played by the pursuit of physical and spiritual purity, which is why Shintoism includes regular purification rituals.

Numbers on Shintō in Consonance Dating at Consonance (Gleichklang)

There are no reliable figures on Shintoism in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. But approximately 40,000 Japanese people live in Germany, 10,000 in Switzerland, and 3,000 in Austria. Among these are also followers of Shintoism. Overall, one must assume a very small number of Shinto followers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, where most Consonance members come from. It is therefore not surprising that their number is also very small at Consonance:

• Currently, 91 members state that they identify with Shintoism.
• 607 members answer the question with “rather yes” as to whether they identify with the beliefs of Shintoism.
• 754 members state that they would like to meet followers of Shintō as partners or friends.

The small numbers by no means mean that there are only small chances in partner search or friendship search for Shinto followers. In online partner search, it is precisely not about getting to know as many people as possible, but about the one person with whom a happy loving relationship develops. You can meet exactly this person as a follower of Shintoism at Consonance.

Summary

Followers of the Shintō religion will have difficulty meeting people who share their connection to Shintoism on the major dating apps, dating sites, and matchmaking services. One strategy can be to specifically search for people who come from Japan. However, partner search for Shinto followers can be supported particularly well by a specialized matchmaking service that surveys attitudes toward Shintoism and takes them into account in the matchmaking service and friendship matching service.

At Consonance, we enable exactly such a specialized matchmaking service and friendship matching service for followers and sympathizers of the Shintō religion. A shared positive connection to Shintoism can thus contribute to establishing a stable basis for harmonious partnerships and friendships.

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