Shinto quiz

More questions about Shinto

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1. 1 Easy

   Which religion's rites do most funerals in Japan follow?

   Answer: Buddhism

   Why: In a house in mourning, even the kamidana Shinto altar is closed and covered with white paper to keep out the impurity of death.

2. 2 Medium

   Which Tokyo shrine lists about 2.5 million of Japan's war dead?

   Answer: Yasukuni Shrine

   Why: Since 1978 its rolls have also included 14 Class A defendants of the Tokyo war crimes tribunal.

3. 3 Hard

   What did Japan rename its Niiname-sai harvest holiday in 1948?

   Answer: Labor Thanksgiving Day

   Why: The rite itself lives on in private: the emperor still dedicates the year's harvest to the kami and tastes the new rice.

4. 4 Easy

   How do shrines dispose of old charms that people bring back?

   Answer: Burn them

   Why: Charms are customarily swapped for new ones once a year, so the previous year's bad luck goes out with the old one.

5. 5 Medium

   How often are Ise Grand Shrine's main halls rebuilt?

   Answer: Every 20 years

   Why: The 62nd rebuilding was completed in 2013, and the next one is already scheduled for 2033.

6. 6 Hard

   Who owns the land at the top of Mount Fuji?

   Answer: Hongū Sengen Taisha

   Why: The state only handed the summit back in 2004, after courts accepted an Edo-period grant from the shogunate as proof of ownership.