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Hello everybody.
I am madeinviet I’d like to ask some question about religion in Japan.
Yesterday I met 1 guy, he said that he used to live in Japan. This is something he said about religion in Japan:
- Japanese culture is under the influence of Roman Catholic.
- In Japan there are only 1% of popular are Catholic Faithful but almost Japanese accept Catholic Culture as a “National Tradition”.
- Shinto is not a religion, Shinto is a faith.
- He’s never seen a Japanese house with a Buddhist Altar.
- He’s never seen a Japanese person who went to a Buddhist temple.
- In Christmas Eve, almost Japanese can sing Catholic Hymn although they are not Catholic Faithful.
- When he ask some Japanese guy “What is your religion”. The answer is one of two “No religion” or “Catholic”.

I don’t agree with him. My opinions are:
- Influent of Catholic on Japanese is not remarkable.
- Japanese people said “We born Shinto, marry Christianity and die Buddhist.”
- Japanese people go to Buddhist temple on New Year Eve or some other holiday, festival.
- Some old japanese people has Buddhist altar at home.
- Almost Japanese people are register at Buddhist or Shinto Temples as a member of that Temple. Some register at two or more.
- Kominto is a Party which has guidline to turn Nichiren Buddhism into a “National Religion”. Kominto is one of strong parties.
- When being asked “What is your religion”. Japanese say: “I don’t know” (Except Catholic Faithful).

I believe that the above said guy lie (his opinion is different from what I’ve been read). But I am never in Japan. Can Japanese here tell me that I am right or not.

Thank you very much!