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Articles about Japanese religion
On Suki Desu, Japanese religion brings together Shinto, Buddhism and the way the two share the calendar.
From Shintō kami and shinigami to isekai comedy — anime where gods and goddesses take center stage
A practical overview of marriage procedures and wedding costs in Japan.
Meaning, origin, and the five most impressive torii in Japan
Belief, conversion, or no faith is a right. The state can dissolve a religious corporation. Families still expect the rite.
Religion, society, law and the media: where does Japan stand on homosexuality today?
How the divine couple from the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki created the Japanese islands – and which gods were born from their...
Thirty days of meetings, homestays, and field service from Akihabara to Dotonbori
The panic is usually about one headline. The medium is much wider than that.
When cultural differences are mistaken for something darker.
Navel, fertility and naked festivals: a respectful look at Japan's most unusual matsuri.
Japan’s way of the kami — nature, purity and shrine life
Shrine history, steel-phallus legend, mikoshi, and tips for the first Sunday of April
Between law, practice and remembrance: how Japan handles pregnancy termination.
Japan’s “calamitous years,” the three-year caution window, and how people still answer them at shrines
Learn how Shinto and Buddhism shape religion in Japan, from shrines and temples to weddings, funerals, festivals, everyday customs...
From Shinto messengers to anime icons: what makes Japan's foxes such a lasting part of the culture.
