While most outsiders consider Asian countries to follow Buddhism, the country of Japan provides residents with the freedom to worship any religion.
The most popular religion in Japan is Shinto, which is an East Asian religion, and nearly everyone, 96 percent of the population, believes in this belief system.
Meanwhile, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism are also popular.
Christianity, which is the biggest religion in the US, makes up the least proportion of the population at 1 percent.