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Protestants in Japan constitute a religious minority of about 0.45% of total population or 600,000 people in 2020 [1] (see Protestantism by country).. All major traditional Protestant denominations are present in the country, including Baptists, Pentecostals, Lutherans, Anglicanism, [2] Methodists, Presbyterians, [3] Mennonites, [4] the Salvation Army and some others.
His gospel tract translated into Japanese was among the first Protestant literature in Japan. In 1865 McCartee moved back to Ningbo, China, but others have followed in his footsteps. There was a burst of growth of Christianity in the late 19th century when Japan reopened its doors to the West.
The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan: A Study of Their Development, Beliefs and Rituals to the Present Day. RoutledgeCurzon. ISBN 978-1-873410-70-7. Higashibaba, Ikuo (2002). Christianity in Early Modern Japan: Kirishitan Belief and Practice. Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 978-90-04-12290-1. Elisonas, Jurgis S. A. (2007). "Journey to the West".
The United Church of Christ in Japan (UCCJ; Japanese: 日本基督教団 Nihon Kirisuto Kyōdan, or Kyōdan for short) is the largest Protestant denomination in Japan. [2] It is a union of thirty-three diverse Protestant denominations forcibly merged by the Japanese wartime government on June 24, 1941.
In the Yayoi and Asuka periods, Japan began to see the introduction of continental Asian culture and technology from China and Korea. The first "official" transmission of Buddhism to Japan was dated to 552 AD by the Nihon Shoki, when King Seong of Baekje sent an envoy with Buddhist monastics, images, and scriptures to the court of Emperor Kinmei.
The United Church of Christ in Japan (Kyōdan) is a collection of diverse Protestant religious bodies forcibly united by the Japanese wartime government in 1941. In accordance with the 1939 Religious Organizations Law , Christian churches were required to comply with conditions set by the Ministry of Education in order to receive official ...
1859 – Protestant missionaries arrive in Japan; [275] Revivals in North America and the British Isles generate interest in overseas missions; Albert Benjamin Simpson (founder of Christian and Missionary Alliance) is converted by the revival ministry of Henry Grattan Guinness
Japanese Protestants (8 C, 37 P) Protestant missionaries in Japan (7 C, 25 P) A. Anglicanism in Japan (4 C, 2 P) C. Congregationalism in Japan (1 C) E.