Certainly not in the sense of system dynamics and biodiversity; and most certainly not in the past.

Until very recently, if shintô concerned itself at all with "ecology", it was that of a specific location, and mostly concerned with "cooking" raw nature to make it more palatable to the group.

A funny fact of history is that almost all civilizations eventually collapse from resource depletion. The Japanese were no exception. Much of what drove the "Pacific" war was a need for new resources.

And even before Western contact during the feudal eras, Japan was war torn for centuries as various clans struggled for control of resources.

Until recently, the Japanese lived "in" nature, not "with" nature. The difference being that "in" is "at the mercy of", and "with" implies harmony. The ancient Japanese were more concerned with "cooking" or taming nature, than understanding it in its raw state.