For a long time I have always been interested in Japan, i don't actually know why but it just seems like a cool place to travel to. I got some information from my mom because she went to Japan for a couple months after high school. Its been really neat learning about the ways of their unique culture that they display to the world.
Japan faces the pacific ocean along the entire eastern and southern coastline. The korean penninsula is closest to Japan. To the north and west are the Sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Japan, and the East China Sea. Earthquakes are common occurences from day to day. Another eye catching fact is that they have up to 1,500 volcanoes! It is commonly known that in Japaneese culture they orient their lives towards the ocean, like its a part of them.
Japan has become a highly urbanized society. Japan is growing in population because of their economic development, they are very up to date.
I wanted to highlight on their Religion(s). A big chunk of the population believes in Shinito. Shinito is a term for a system of Gods and beliefs about the relationship between the natural enviroment, the people of the land, and the state. Shinito teaches that Japan is uniquely the land of the gods. This type of religion has no scripture involved whatsoever. Buddhism also played an influence since it was introduced into Japan from Korea and China in the sixth century A.D. Ever since Shinito and Buddhism has existed in Japan they have influenced one another greatly. In the sixteenth century Japans religious life has also been influenced by christianity. When christianity was first introduced people had to hide their faith and be "hidden christians." It was a very intense time in history because a lot of people hid themselves in isolation. In 1870, the ban on christianity was lifted and everyone had a sense of freedom. Today only 1% of Japan consider themselves to be christians, it seems quite little but it is said that there are a lot of political leaders, and people that take part in that, that are christians they just don't like to admit it.
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