Other Japanese new religions (umbrella)
Umbrella entry for the 100+ Japanese new religions beyond the specific named entries (Tenrikyo, Oomoto, Konkokyo, Kurozumikyo, Soka Gakkai, Aum, Mahikari).
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — umbrella for other Japanese new religions beyond named entries.
Profile facts
In context
Japan has produced 100+ new religions since the mid-19th century. Beyond the named entries, movements include Seicho-no-Ie, PL Kyodan / Perfect Liberty, Sekai Kyusei Kyo, Reikai Monogatari lineage, and many more. Umbrella entry.
Recovery resources
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
- Reclamation Collective — Religious-trauma-aware therapist network; relevant for post-exit identity-rebuilding.
- Religious Trauma Institute — Religious-trauma clinical research and clinician directory (Marlene Winell tradition).
- INFORM (Information Network on Religious Movements) — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering new religious movements.
See the full curated list at /resources.
Evidence by BITE axis
- Common patterns of hereditary leadership and substantial commitment
Timeline
- 19th c.+Japanese new religions proliferate
Evidence matrix
Structured sources cross-linked to the claims they document. Tiered per the source hierarchy. For free-text citations see the Sources section below.
| Title | Type | Reliability | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Values and democracy in East Asia and Europe: a comparison — Asian Journal of German and European Studies (2018) | Academic | Secondary | — |
| Values and democracy in East Asia and Europe: a comparison — Asian Journal of German and European Studies (2018) | Academic | Secondary | — |
| Windows on Asia · archive | Academic | Secondary | — |
| Internet East Asian History Sourcebook: Religious Traditions | Academic | Secondary | — |
Sources
- Helen Hardacre academic work search ↗
- Values and democracy in East Asia and Europe: a comparison — Asian Journal of German and European Studies (2018) — https://doi.org/10.1186%2Fs40856-018-0034-9 open ↗
- Values and democracy in East Asia and Europe: a comparison — Asian Journal of German and European Studies (2018) — https://dx.doi.org/10.1186%2Fs40856-018-0034-9 open ↗
- Windows on Asia — http://www.asia.msu.edu/eastasia/China/religion.html open ↗
- Internet East Asian History Sourcebook: Religious Traditions — http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/eastasia/eastasiasbook.html#Religious%20Traditions open ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. Where a source includes its own URL, the open ↗ link opens it directly; otherwise search ↗ runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.
Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Universal fallback.
- 2026-05-20Source-density flags derived from existing free-text sources[]: academic sources. Heuristic auto-flag; subsequent editorial pass will populate structuredSources[] with reliability tiers.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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