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SEATTLE JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOLhttp://www.seattlejapaneseschool.org/The mission of the Seattle Japanese Language School is to give instruction in the Japanese Language,augmented by the introduction of culture and history of Japan, and to enhance the learning process.RELIGIONSPICE: JAPANESE RELIGIONShttp://spice.stanford.edu/docs/japanese_religions/The Japanese religious tradition is made up of several major components, including Shintô (Japan’searliest religion), Buddhism, and Confucianism. Christianity has been only a minor movement inJapan. However, the so-called “new religions” (shinko shukyo) that arose in the nineteenth andtwentieth centuries are a prominent feature of Japanese religious life today.ASIA FOR EDUCATORS: CONTEMPORARY JAPAN – CULTURE & SOCIETYhttp://afe.easia.columbia.edu/at_japan_soc/In addition to the traditional religions of Shintô and Buddhism, Japan is also home to more than sixhundred “new religions” (shinko shukyo), which incorporate Buddhist, Shintô, and Christian elements.In the video segments below, Harvard University professors Theodore Bestor (anthropology) andHelen Hardacre (Japanese society and religion) discuss the impact of religious values and traditionson Japanese life.ASIA FOR EDUCATORS: SHINTÔhttp://afe.easia.columbia.edu/japan/japanworkbook/religion/shinto.htmShintô was the earliest Japanese religion, its obscure beginnings dating back at least to a periodknown as the Jômon (8000-300 B.C.E.). Until approximately the sixth century C.E., when theJapanese began a period of rapid adoption of Chinese civilization, it existed as an amorphous mix ofnature worship, fertility cults, divination techniques, hero worship, and shamanism.SEATTLE BETSUIN TEMPLEhttp://www.seattlebetsuin.com/default.htmThe Seattle Buddhist Temple is of the Jodo Shinshu tradition under the mother temple of the NishiHongwanji in Japan and is affiliated with the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA). Please visit theirwebsite for more information on Betsuin temple’s mission, history and services. Visitors arewelcome.TSUBAKI GRAND SHRINE OF AMERICAhttp://www.tsubakishrine.org/home.htmlTsubaki Grand Shrine of America is the traditional Jinja Shintô Shrine located on a pristine twentyfive-acresite near Granite Falls, Washington, less than one hour from Seattle or Eastside. TsubakiAmerica Shrine is the branch of Ise-no-kuni Ichi-no-Miya, Sarutahiko Daihonguu, Tsubaki O KamiYashiro (Tsubaki Grand Shrine), one of the oldest and most prestigious shrines in Japan with ahistory of over two thousand years.WIKIPEDIA: BUDDHISMhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_BuddhismIn modern times, there are four main paths of Buddhism, to which all schools of Japanese Buddhismbelong: the Amidist (Pure Land) schools, Nichiren Buddhism, and Zen Buddhism. Bring students tothese local temples to learn more about Buddhism in the Puget Sound area.26