Hinduism in Japan

Japanese Hindus
日本のヒンズー教徒
The "Om" symbol in Katakana[a]
Statues of Benzaiten (Saraswati), Kangiten (Ganesh), and Bishamonten (Kubera) in the historic Daishō-in temple
Total population
Increase 166,550 (0.1%) (2022)
Languages
Liturgical: Sanskrit, Old Tamil
Hinduism by country
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Caribbean
Oceania
South America
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Hinduism is a minority religion in Japan mainly followed by the Indian, Sri Lankan and Nepali expatriate residents of Japan, who number about 166,550 people as of 2022. It's also widely integrated into the native Shinto-Buddhist religion which has had a significant impact on Japanese culture; Buddhism being an Indian religion is largely related to Hinduism, and most of its cultural practices are similar to those found in Hinduism.[1]


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  1. ^ "Buddhism and Hinduism". obo. Retrieved 2024-03-28.