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Religion in Japan

Japanese religion can sometimes seem confusing... Japanese, for the most part, are happy to practice the rituals of at least two, and sometimes three or even four religions.

Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism and even Christianity play a role in contemporary Japanese social life, and are defining in some way the Japanese view. For example, virtually all marriages are performed according to Shinto rituals. Funerals, however, are almost always Buddhist...