Friday, December 3, 2010

religion's in japan

The Japanese don't have a single religion they classify themselves by but in fact gather elements from other religions in a syncretic fashion. 96% of Japanese adhere to Shinto and Buddhism primarily from birth records. Shintoism is a religion that consists of having a respect for nature. Japan allows religious freedom so sikhism, christianity and islamic religions are practiced there. Also other chinese philosophies are practiced there.
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  1. ElizabethDecember 9, 2010 at 6:19 PM

    I never knew that the Japanese don’t classify themselves in one single religion. I think it’s really interesting that they have a combination of different aspects of different religions.

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  2. TinchoDecember 9, 2010 at 6:46 PM

    I really like the way the Japanese act upon this. I guess I act Japanese as well, as I have never believed what others told me, but rather have my own thoughts of the world.

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