WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Shinto is primarily found in Japan, where there are around 100, 000 public shrines, although practitioners are also found abroad. Numerically, it is Japan’s largest religion, the second being Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many Japanese have both Shinto god shelves (kamidana) and Buddhist altars (butsudan) in their house and observe Shinto rites for marriage and Buddhist rites for funerals. At the following places you can visit some great examples of Shinbutsu-shugo.

Detailed explanation-3: -The two religions, Shinto and Buddhism, harmoniously coexist and even complement each other to a certain degree. Many Japanese people consider themselves Shintoist, Buddhist, or both.