Japan Religion

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Religious background 

Many people in japan don't have strong religious beliefs but everyone in japan engages with rituals and practices and they are based on two religious traditions in Japan , Shinto , and Buddhism. Shinto means " the way of Gods " its the native religion of Japan and they worship many Gods called " kami " and Shinto also involves ancestor worship . Buddhism came to Japan in the 500s from India via china . Buddhism has more beliefs than Shinto and more complicated view on Gods and humanity . A group called "new religions " combines elements of Shinto , Buddhism and sometimes Christianity . There are very few people in Japan who are Christians . 

Shinto/Buddhism and Coronavirus

The japan government made everyone close everything in March 2 , 2020 , everyone in Japan quarantined but they still found ways to do activties and do things even with covid spreading they still made sure to stay healthy . people made organizations for Shinto and Buddhism so they could still do their rituals , ect only few people go they were all hoping that they can get trough covid , later on the mayor of Japan and Korea worked together so the people living in Japan could still particpiate in all  their rituals so they eventually made a church so they could attend , but they can only go a few times a months and they have decided to do that for the rest of the pandemic util it is over . 



                 Allinson, Gary D. "Japan." World Book Student, World Book, 2020,

www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar285600. Accessed 27 Oct. 2020.



         McLaughlin , Levi " Japanese Religious Responses to Covid-19 " The Asia Pacific Journal May 1 , 2020 

https://apjjf.org/2020/9/McLaughlin.html


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