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Religion and Culture in Shogunate Japan

Learn how Shinto, Buddhism, Confucian ethics and Tokugawa stability shaped religious and cultural life in shogunate Japan.

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Culture was not separate from belief

Religion and culture in shogunate Japan were closely connected. Shinto, Buddhism and Confucian-influenced ethics shaped rituals, values, education, art, theatre, poetry and ideas about social order.