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Religion in Japan and Shinto

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Difference between Religion in Japan and Shinto

Religion in Japan vs. Shinto

Religion in Japan is dominated by Shinto (the ethnic religion of the Japanese people) and by Buddhism. or kami-no-michi (among other names) is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.

Similarities between Religion in Japan and Shinto

Religion in Japan and Shinto have 71 things in common (in Unionpedia): Ainu people, Animism, Ōita Prefecture, Baekje, Buddhism, Buddhism in Japan, Chiba Prefecture, Chinese folk religion, Chinese language, Christianity, Confucianism, Divinity, Edo period, Empire of Japan, Hachiman, Haiden (Shinto), Harvest festival, Heian period, Hiroshima Prefecture, History of China, History of Japan, Honolulu, Islam, Izanagi, Japan, Japanese funeral, Japanese language, Japanese mythology, Kamakura, Kami, ..., Kamuy, Kanji, Kannushi, Ko-Shintō, Kojiki, Kokugaku, Konkokyo, Kyoto, Meiji Restoration, Miyagi Prefecture, Mythology, Nara period, Nara, Nara, Nihon Shoki, Oomoto, Ritual, Rutland (city), Vermont, Ryukyuan religion, Sacred, Saitama Prefecture, Sakoku, Sendai, Shinbutsu bunri, Shinbutsu-shūgō, Shinto shrine, Shugendō, Spirit, State Shinto, Tao, Taoism, Tenrikyo, The Japan Times, Tian, Tochigi Prefecture, Tokugawa shogunate, Tokyo, Veneration of the dead, Wakayama Prefecture, World War II, Yamagata Prefecture, Yasukuni Shrine. Expand index (41 more) »

Ainu people

The Ainu or the Aynu (Ainu アィヌ ''Aynu''; Japanese: アイヌ Ainu; Russian: Айны Ajny), in the historical Japanese texts the Ezo (蝦夷), are an indigenous people of Japan (Hokkaido, and formerly northeastern Honshu) and Russia (Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, and formerly the Kamchatka Peninsula).

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Animism

Animism (from Latin anima, "breath, spirit, life") is the religious belief that objects, places and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.

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Ōita Prefecture

is a prefecture on Kyushu region of Japan.

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Baekje

Baekje (18 BC – 660 AD) was a kingdom located in southwest Korea.

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Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Buddhism in Japan

Buddhism in Japan has been practiced since its official introduction in 552 CE according to the Nihon Shoki from Baekje, Korea, by Buddhist monks.

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Chiba Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region, and the Greater Tokyo Area.

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Chinese folk religion

Chinese folk religion (Chinese popular religion) or Han folk religion is the religious tradition of the Han people, including veneration of forces of nature and ancestors, exorcism of harmful forces, and a belief in the rational order of nature which can be influenced by human beings and their rulers as well as spirits and gods.

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Chinese language

Chinese is a group of related, but in many cases mutually unintelligible, language varieties, forming a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family.

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Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

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Confucianism

Confucianism, also known as Ruism, is described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or simply a way of life.

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Divinity

In religion, divinity or godhead is the state of things that are believed to come from a supernatural power or deity, such as a god, supreme being, creator deity, or spirits, and are therefore regarded as sacred and holy.

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Edo period

The or is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japanese society was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyō.

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Empire of Japan

The was the historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the enactment of the 1947 constitution of modern Japan.

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Hachiman

In Japanese beliefs, is the syncretic divinity of archery and war, incorporating elements from both Shinto and Buddhism.

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Haiden (Shinto)

In Shinto shrine architecture, the is the hall of worship or oratory.

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Harvest festival

A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region.

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Heian period

The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.

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Hiroshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island.

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History of China

The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC,William G. Boltz, Early Chinese Writing, World Archaeology, Vol.

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History of Japan

The first human habitation in the Japanese archipelago has been traced to prehistoric times.

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Honolulu

Honolulu is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaiokinai.

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Islam

IslamThere are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or, and whether the a is pronounced, or (when the stress is on the first syllable) (Merriam Webster).

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Izanagi

is a deity born of the seven divine generations in Japanese mythology and Shinto, and his name in the Kojiki is roughly translated to as "he-who-invites" or Izanagi-no-mikoto.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Japanese funeral

A Japanese funeral (葬儀 sōgi or 葬式 sōshiki) includes a wake, the cremation of the deceased, a burial in a family grave, and a periodic memorial service.

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Japanese language

is an East Asian language spoken by about 128 million people, primarily in Japan, where it is the national language.

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Japanese mythology

Japanese mythology embraces Shinto and Buddhist traditions as well as agriculturally-based folk religion.

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Kamakura

is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Kami

are the spirits or phenomena that are worshipped in the religion of Shinto.

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Kamuy

A kamuy (カムィ; 神威 or 神居) is a spiritual or divine being in Ainu mythology, a term denoting a supernatural entity composed of or possessing spiritual energy.

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Kanji

Kanji (漢字) are the adopted logographic Chinese characters that are used in the Japanese writing system.

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Kannushi

A, also called, is the person responsible for the maintenance of a as well as for leading worship of a given kami.

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Ko-Shintō

refers to the original animism of Jōmon period Japan which is the alleged basis of modern Shinto.

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Kojiki

, also sometimes read as Furukotofumi, is the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, dating from the early 8th century (711–712) and composed by Ō no Yasumaro at the request of Empress Genmei with the purpose of sanctifying the imperial court's claims to supremacy over rival clans.

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Kokugaku

Kokugaku (kyūjitai: 國學/shinjitai: 国学; literally national study) was an academic movement, a school of Japanese philology and philosophy originating during the Tokugawa period.

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Konkokyo

, or just Konkō, is a religion and spiritual way of living of Japanese origin.

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Kyoto

, officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the Kansai region of Japan.

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Meiji Restoration

The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was an event that restored practical imperial rule to the Empire of Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.

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Miyagi Prefecture

is a prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan.

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Mythology

Mythology refers variously to the collected myths of a group of people or to the study of such myths.

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Nara period

The of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794.

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Nara, Nara

is the capital city of Nara Prefecture located in the Kansai region of Japan.

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Nihon Shoki

The, sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second-oldest book of classical Japanese history.

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Oomoto

, also known as, is a religion founded in 1892 by Deguchi Nao (1836–1918), often categorised as a new Japanese religion originated from Shinto.

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Ritual

A ritual "is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, and objects, performed in a sequestered place, and performed according to set sequence".

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Rutland (city), Vermont

The city of Rutland is the seat of Rutland County, Vermont, United States.

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Ryukyuan religion

The Ryukyuan religion, Ryukyu Shinto (琉球神道), Nirai Kanai Shinkou (ニライカナイ信仰), or Utaki Shinkou (御嶽信仰) is the indigenous belief system of the Ryukyu Islands.

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Sacred

Sacred means revered due to sanctity and is generally the state of being perceived by religious individuals as associated with divinity and considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspiring awe or reverence among believers.

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Saitama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region.

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Sakoku

was the isolationist foreign policy of the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate under which relations and trade between Japan and other countries were severely limited, nearly all foreigners were barred from entering Japan, and common Japanese people were kept from leaving the country for a period of over 220 years.

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Sendai

is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, the largest city in the Tōhoku region, and the second largest city north of Tokyo.

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Shinbutsu bunri

The Japanese term indicates the separation of Shinto from Buddhism, introduced after the Meiji Restoration which separated Shinto kami from buddhas, and also Buddhist temples from Shinto shrines, which were originally amalgamated.

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Shinbutsu-shūgō

Shinbutsu-shūgō (神仏習合, "syncretism of kami and buddhas"), also called Shinbutsu-konkō (神仏混淆, "jumbling up" or "contamination of kami and buddhas"), is the syncretism of Buddhism and kami worship that was Japan's only organized religion up until the Meiji period.

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Shinto shrine

A is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more kami.

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Shugendō

is a highly syncretic religion that originated in Heian Japan.

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Spirit

A spirit is a supernatural being, often but not exclusively a non-physical entity; such as a ghost, fairy, or angel.

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State Shinto

describes the Empire of Japan's ideological use of the native folk traditions of Shinto.

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Tao

Tao or Dao (from) is a Chinese word signifying 'way', 'path', 'route', 'road' or sometimes more loosely 'doctrine', 'principle' or 'holistic science' Dr Zai, J..

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Taoism

Taoism, also known as Daoism, is a religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao (also romanized as ''Dao'').

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Tenrikyo

, sometimes rendered as Tenriism, is a Japanese new religion which is neither strictly monotheistic nor pantheistic, originating from the teachings of a 19th-century woman named Nakayama Miki, known to her followers as Oyasama.

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The Japan Times

The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper.

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Tian

Tiān (天) is one of the oldest Chinese terms for heaven and a key concept in Chinese mythology, philosophy, and religion.

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Tochigi Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kantō region of Japan.

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Tokugawa shogunate

The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the, was the last feudal Japanese military government, which existed between 1600 and 1868.

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Tokyo

, officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital since 1869.

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Veneration of the dead

The veneration of the dead, including one's ancestors, is based on love and respect for the deceased.

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Wakayama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yamagata Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of Japan.

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Yasukuni Shrine

The Imperial Shrine of Yasukuni, informally known as the, is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.

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Religion in Japan and Shinto Comparison

Religion in Japan has 301 relations, while Shinto has 263. As they have in common 71, the Jaccard index is 12.59% = 71 / (301 + 263).

References

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