page_title: Chinese influence on Japanese culture
section_title: Daoism/Taoism
hierarchical_section_title: Chinese influence on Japanese culture / Influence on religion / Daoism/Taoism
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Bâtiment principal du Seitenkyū.日本語: 聖天宮 本殿（埼玉県坂戸市）
context_page_description: Chinese influence on Japanese culture refers to the impact of continental Asian influences transmitted through or originating in China on Japanese institutions, culture, language and society. Japanese pop culture has become famous internationally through anime and manga, but older elements of its culture such as Taoism, Buddhism, astronomy and language have been profoundly influenced by China over the course of centuries.
context_section_description: Daoism/Taoism is a set of religious and philosophical beliefs which explores the ideas of rituals, scriptures all whilst considering the Dao/Tao. It can be traced back to the 3rd century BCE. As a product of Chinese philosophers, it made its way to Japan and has thus been significantly changed as it became in contact with the Japanese Culture. Originally, as Daoism developed in China was complex, multifaceted and a continuous recreation of new and old ideas. Its form as it became integrated into Japanese culture was introduced as a part of the ritsuryō state. As a result of this, through textual pieces, Daoism marketed its way gradually into Japanese Culture, though different from its original influence, which was Chinese Daoism.
caption: Taoist Temple known as Seitenkyū, located in Sakado, Saitama.
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