page_title: Japanese new religions
hierarchical_section_title: Japanese new religions
caption_attribution_description: English: The Great Peace Prayer Tower, religious building of the Perfect Liberty Church.
context_page_description: Japanese new religions are new religious movements established in Japan. In Japanese, they are called shinshūkyō or shinkō shūkyō. Japanese scholars classify all religious organizations founded since the middle of the 19th century as "new religions"; thus, the term refers to a great diversity and number of organizations. Most came into being in the mid-to-late twentieth century and are influenced by much older traditional religions including Hinduism, Buddhism and Shinto. Western influences include Christianity, the Bible and the writings of Nostradamus.
context_section_description: Japanese new religions are new religious movements established in Japan. In Japanese, they are called shinshūkyō (新宗教) or shinkō shūkyō (新興宗教). Japanese scholars classify all religious organizations founded since the middle of the 19th century as "new religions"; thus, the term refers to a great diversity and number of organizations. Most came into being in the mid-to-late twentieth century and are influenced by much older traditional religions including Hinduism, Buddhism and Shinto. Western influences include Christianity, the Bible and the writings of Nostradamus.
caption: The Dai Heiwa Kinen Tō, Peace Tower built by Perfect Liberty Kyōdan
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