Japanese Religions (Journal)

The Center publishes the journal Japanese Religions. As with all our content, it is available fully Open Access.

Latest issue: Volume 46(2), 2025 — a special issue on "The Body Religious in Japan," edited by Or Porath, Tel-Aviv University, featuring six research articles and four book reviews.

- Japanese Religions Vol 46/2, 2025

- Japanese Religions Vol 46/1, 2024

- NCC宗教研究所ニュース Newsletter 59

Selected Articles

- Porath: Embodied Worlds in Japanese Religions (2025) — PDF

- Abe: The Five Forms Liturgy and the Five Viscera Mandala (2025) — PDF

- Cross: Between the Seen and the Unseen (2025) — PDF

- Kameyama: The Genealogy of the Five Viscera Mandala (2025) — PDF

- Book Review: Decolonising the Study of Religion: Who Owns Buddhism? (2025)

Call for Papers

CFP vol. 48 (2027) — Open Issue.