What are the two major dominant religions in Japan today?
1 Answer
Buddhism and Shintoism
Explanation:
Japan has 2 major religions, each with a number of sects and subgroups.
Shintoism is a traditional Japanese shamanistic religion, which focuses on local gods and local concerns. Farming areas have festivals to promote rain and good harvests, etc. Shintoism also has ceremonies related to births, children, New Years, etc.
Japanese Buddhism is Mahayana Buddhism, originally brought to Japan from Korea in the 6th century. But there was a lot of cultural exchange between China, Korea and Japan so other later types of Buddhism spread to Japan as well. Buddhist ceremonies are often used for funerals, praying for good health and long life, etc.
Most Japanese people either consider themselves non-religious (if forced to choose, 51.82% say they are non-religious, even though they may visit shrines or temples sometimes) or consider themselves part of both religions (79.2% Shinto, 66.8% Buddhist), depending on what survey you're looking at.
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