323.【会話】Is 'Oshikatsu' Japan's New Religion? (Modern Faith, Part 1) | 信仰と推しの神格化

<p>After a trip to India, I started wondering why Japanese people rarely talk about faith the way people in more religious countries do. In part 1 of this two-part series, YUYU and I dig into what shrine visits and New Year prayers actually mean to us, why Japan seems to have rules but not always morals, and how Nitobe Inazo&#39;s Bushido once tried to answer that. We also get into &quot;oshikatsu&quot; (obsessively supporting an idol or celebrity) and whether it&#39;s quietly become a modern religion in disguise.</p><p>🎧 Full transcript, video, and more: <a href="https://sayurisaying.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://sayurisaying.com</a> </p><p>Search by episode number (e.g., “EP 120”) to find what you need!🐧 Join the Penguin Family for bonus content &amp; support the show! Your support helps keep this podcast alive and means a lot to me. Thank you for considering!</p><p>🩷 Support this podcast </p><p><a href="https://sayurisaying.com/support" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://sayurisaying.com/support</a></p>