Dominant Religion in Japan?

gr34t3st · (#1 (**permalink**))

What's the primary religion and some of the bigger secondary religions? Also how big of a role does religion play into average lifestyle?

allie2590 · (#2 (**permalink**))

A lot of Japanese are actually both Buddhist and Shinto, making those two religions the largest ones in Japan. Christanity is also present in Japan and the number of Christians is on the rise.

gr34t3st · (#3 (**permalink**))

That was my second question. There aren't any problems over there though are there?
As in like discrimination against Christians and things like that.

MMM · (#4 (**permalink**))

The dominant religion is "I don't know" followed by atheism. Christianity may be on the rise, but still less than 1% of Japanese call themselves Christian.

allie2590 · (#5 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by MMM

The dominant religion is "I don't know" followed by atheism. Christianity may be on the rise, but still less than 1% of Japanese call themselves Christian.

"I don't know"? Like they actually don't know?

Henbaka · (#6 (**permalink**))

In my experience many were performing different shinto rituals, praying at the temples etc, but they were pretty laid back about it. Not hard-core followers of the religion, if you know whattamean.

allie2590 · (#7 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Henbaka

In my experience many were performing different shinto rituals, praying at the temples etc, but they were pretty laid back about it. Not hard-core followers of the religion, if you know whattamean.

From what I've heard, it's just part of their culture, and it also happens to be a religion.

manners · (#8 (**permalink**))

Generally they are not religious but follow religious customs etc.

Koreans are a lot more religious.

Yes christianity is increasing and of late so is preaching in the streets by Japanese.

Henbaka · (#9 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by allie2590

From what I've heard, it's just part of their culture, and it also happens to be a religion.

Yeah that's kinda what I mean, it's a part of life so they may pray a temples etc. without considering themselves really religious.

gr34t3st · (#10 (**permalink**))

So most of them don't practice a religion?
They just go by customs and rules set by parents and other generations?