WORLD HISTORY、２０２３
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According to the Japanese SHINTO religion, ancestor and nature spirits are always near.
The early Japanese people believed in mountain, river, and tree spirits called KAMI.
Shinto became tied to the sacredness of Japan and its emperor.
Another religion that became popular in Japan is BUDDHISM.
Buddhist monks had come from Korea to Japan around 500 CE.
One type of Buddhism, ZEN、became popular with Japanese aristocrats.
Zen Buddhism’s beliefs about self-discipline were even integrated into
the bushido of the samurai.
As Harari pointed out;
Japan upheld the native religion of Shinto as the cornerstone of Japanese identity.
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Sited in this blog （２６２９）Recently.
The member of WORLD HISTORY in Kagoshima will talk this topic in September.
