However most people turn to religious rituals in birth, marriage and death and take part in spiritual matsuri or festivals throughout the year. ![]() Religion is little discussed in every day life and the majority of Japanese do not worship regularly or claim to be religious. It is separate from the state there are no religious prayers or symbols in a school graduation ceremony for example. Japanese religion is also a private, family affair. Instead it is a moral code, a way of living, almost indistinguishable from Japanese social and cultural values. ![]() Unlike in the West, religion in Japan is rarely preached, nor is it a doctrine. Religion in Japan is a wonderful mish-mash of ideas from Shintoism and Buddhism.
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