Top 22 Religions in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 22 largest religions in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Shamanism, Hinduism and Jesus lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 7,391,264 people. Across all 22 entries the average audience size is 529,170, and the largest, Shamanism, reaches around 3,116,375 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each religion, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shamanism |
3,116,375 | 16.1% | Religion | Health |
| 2 |  Hinduism |
2,260,372 | 2.4% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 3 |  Jesus |
2,014,517 | 1.1% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  Haitian Vodou |
1,058,851 | 4.7% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 5 |  Taoism |
926,923 | 3.6% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 6 |  Confucianism |
759,825 | 7.2% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 7 |  Chinese folk religion |
333,614 | 1.8% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 8 |  Judaism |
274,960 | 0.5% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 9 |  Unitarian Universalism |
209,997 | 8.6% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 10 |  Wicca |
204,993 | 2.8% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 11 |  Kami |
185,534 | 7.2% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 12 |  Jainism |
127,814 | 2.5% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 13 |  Tao |
58,937 | 2.1% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 14 |  Lutheranism |
43,635 | 0.4% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 15 |  Martin Luther |
27,493 | 0.4% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 16 |  Zoroastrianism |
19,971 | 1.2% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 17 |  Thelema |
8,537 | 2.7% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 18 |  Unitarianism |
6,061 | 3.0% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 19 |  Modern paganism |
2,193 | 0.3% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 20 |  Andrew the Apostle |
459 | 0.0% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 21 |  Native American Church |
386 | 0.8% | Religion | Politics & Society |
| 22 |  Louisiana Voodoo |
306 | 0.1% | Religion | Politics & Society |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 22 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each religion by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest religion in Japan?
Shamanism currently leads with an estimated audience of 3,116,375 people in Japan.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.