In Japan, why are there temples and shrines everywhere around the community?

Because the Japanese pay more attention to this, temples belong to Buddhist beliefs and worship Buddha; The shrine belongs to Japan's unique religion, Shinto. Dedicated to Raytheon such as Toyotomi God and Water God. For example, common Taoist temples and shrines worship the fox spirit, because the Japanese believe that the fox spirit is the messenger of the God of Grains. The "Daohe Sushi" sold in convenience stores is actually oily tofu sushi, so it is named because Fox Fairy likes oily tofu best. However, the difference between Buddhism and shrines is quite big.

Shrine is a social place to worship various gods in Shinto (a natural Shinto), and it is the oldest religious building type in Japan. Because Shinto is closely related to Japanese life, shrines are very common. Since the 7th century, the shrine has been replaced, that is, rebuilt every few decades. Shintoism is an inherent national religious belief in Japan and a relatively long religion in Japanese history. It has no leader like Sakyamuni. Some of these shrines offer sacrifices to ancestors (stone gods), some to regional gods, and some to gods who specialize in protecting people's interests, such as the rice lotus god who has a bumper harvest in agriculture, the god who protects health, and the god who gives birth to children. Japan has had the saying of "eight million gods" since ancient times. Each temple is dedicated to one or two gods.

There is generally no incense in the shrine. When people go to the shrine, they need to wash their hands and mouths in the "hand water shed" at the entrance of the shrine. The procedure is that the right hand washes the left hand with a wooden spoon, then the left hand washes the right hand with a wooden spoon, then the right hand scoops water with a wooden spoon, and the left hand gargles. Finally, don't forget to scoop more water to clean the wooden spoon. Then you can go to the front of the shrine.

The correct order of worship is: a thick hemp rope is hung in front of the temple, and a big clock is tied at the top of the hemp rope. Ring the bell before praying, put the money in the box, bow twice, clap your hands, pray with your hands folded, bow again, and turn around and leave. However, stone lanterns of different sizes can often be seen in Japanese gardens and temples, and most Japanese shrines and temples have one on both sides of the entrance. However, in other temples, you will see another kind of lantern, usually in the shape of a red balloon with black characters on it. In Japanese celebrations, small lanterns will be used for decoration.