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  2. Religion in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese concept of religion differs significantly from that of Western culture. Spirituality and worship are highly eclectic; rites and practices, often associated with well-being and worldly benefits, are of primary concern, while doctrines and beliefs garner minor attention. [8] Religious affiliation is an alien notion.

  3. List of Japanese deities - Wikipedia

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    Kōjin (三宝荒神), is the god of fire, the hearth, and the kitchen. Konjin (金神) Kotoshironushi (事代主神) Kuebiko (久延毘古), the god of knowledge and agriculture, represented in Japanese mythology as a scarecrow who cannot walk but has comprehensive awareness. Kukunochi, believed to be the ancestor of trees. [22]

  4. Tenrikyo - Wikipedia

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    Tsukinamisai (月次祭) or the monthly service is a performance of the entire Mikagura-uta, the sacred songs of the service, which is the service for world salvation. Generally, mission headquarters and grand churches (churches with 100 or more others under them) have monthly services performed on the third Sunday of every month; other ...

  5. Kangiten - Wikipedia

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    Kangiten or Kankiten (Japanese: 歓喜天, "god of bliss"; [1] Sanskrit (): Nandikeśvara), also known as Binayaka (毘那夜迦; Skt. Vināyaka), Ganabachi (誐那鉢底, alternatively Ganahachi or Ganahattei; Skt. Gaṇapati), or more commonly, Shōten or Shōden (聖天, lit. "sacred god" [2] or "noble god" [3]), is a deva (ten) venerated mainly in the Shingon and Tendai schools of Japanese ...

  6. Church service - Wikipedia

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    A church service (or a worship service) is a formalized period of Christian communal worship, often held in a church building. Most Christian denominations hold church services on the Lord's Day (offering Sunday morning and Sunday evening services); a number of traditions have mid-week services, while some traditions worship on a Saturday.

  7. Kanamara Matsuri - Wikipedia

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    The Kanamara Matsuri is centered on the Kanayama Shrine where the god Kanayama-hiko and the goddess Kanayama-hime are venerated. They are both gods of blacksmithing, metalsmithing, and metal works, and are also prayed to for easy childbirth, marital harmony, and protection from sexually transmitted infections. [6] [7] The festival started in ...

  8. Ritual ceremonies of the Imperial Palace - Wikipedia

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    Japanese Court rituals lit. Court rituals ( 宮中祭祀 , Kyūchū saishi , kana: きゅうちゅうさいし) are rituals performed by the Emperor of Japan for the purpose of praying for the nation and its people's peace and prosperity.

  9. List of different terms by Christian denominations in Japanese

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    In Japan, the Roman Catholic mission began in August 1549, Protestant mission - in 1859, Eastern Orthodox mission - 1861. [ 2 ] Each different mission founded their churches, determined terms in Japanese, and translated the Bible and other religious books, whose activities are almost separately by denominations.