Hinduism in Japan

Hinduism is a minority religion in Japan mainly followed by the Indian, Sri Lankan and Nepali expatriate residents of Japan, who number about 166,550 people as of 2022. It's also widely integrated into the native Shinto-Buddhist religion which has had a significant impact of Japanese culture; Buddhism is largely derived from Hinduism, and most of its cultural practices are similar to those found in Buddhism.

Japanese Hindus
日本のヒンズー教徒
The "Om" symbol in Katakana
Statues of Benzaiten (Saraswati), Kangiten (Ganesh), and Bishamonten (Kubera) in the Daishō-in temple.
Total population
166,550 (0.1%) (2022)
Languages
Liturgical: Sanskrit, Old Tamil
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