Question

First, a key term in understanding religion in Japan is honji-suijaku,

which refers to the fact that religions in Japan are independent and distinct from each other. In other words, historically one religion does not influence or mix with another. 

Second, although Buddhism is the key to understanding nearly all varieties of Japanese religious expression, Theravada Buddhism had a greater influence on religion in Japan than Mahayana.

Third, among the different forms of Buddhism in Japan are Pure Land and Zen, with Pure Land being the least popular today because it is based primarily on strenuous self-effort. 

Fourth, in addition to Buddhism, Shinto already existed in Japan in a unified, institutional form prior to the presence of Buddhism. 

Fifth, the Japanese term for the one god in Shinto is called kami who exists apart from the natural world.

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