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Religion in Japan

Religion in Japan
Shintoism, Buddhism, Christianity and modern cults.
Shintoism
Learn about the various sects and schools of Japanese Buddhism.
Japanese Buddhism
Learn about the various sects and schools of Japanese Buddhism.

Buddhist schools

  • Tendai
  • Shingon
  • Jodo
  • Jodo-shin
  • Rinzai
  • Soto
  • Obaku
  • Temples and Shrines: an explanation
    Can you recognise a Buddhist temple from a Shintō shrine ? How many Buddhist sects are there in Japan ?
    Buddhist Mummies in Japan
    Even heard of Buddhist priest meditating till they slowly mummified and died ?
    Aum Shinrikyo
    The Tokyo sarin gas attack and the cult behind it.
    The basics of Japanese Buddhism explained in Japanese and English.

  • Bushido
  • Choshu
  • Daimyo
  • Dashi
  • Edo
  • Fundoshi
  • Happi
  • Harakiri
  • Inari
  • Jinja
  • Kabuki
  • Kami
  • Katana
  • Matsuri
  • Meiji Restoration
  • Mikoshi
  • Rakugo
  • Ronin
  • Samurai
  • Satsuma
  • Sanshu no Jingi
  • Sumo
  • Seppuku
  • Shinsengumi
  • Shitamachi
  • Shinto
  • Shogun
  • Torii
  • Tosa
  • Tsuba
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