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<p>Mascots in Japan are called kyara. They are utilised by almost all organisations, institutions, and administrative divisions and are accepted, embraced, and consumed by people of all walks of life, making them immensely popular. Although constituting an element of Japanese popular culture, they are also embedded in certain religious spaces in Japan, making them an interesting topic of research. This article will examine the reason behind the embeddedness of kyara in certain religious spaces in Japan and their impact on the practice of religion in those spaces.</p>
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Mascots in Japan are called kyara. They are utilised by almost all organisations, institutions, and administrative divisions and are accepted, embraced, and consumed by people of all walks of life, making them immensely popular. Although constituting an element of Japanese popular culture, they are also embedded in certain religious spaces in Japan, making them an interesting topic of research. This article will examine the reason behind the embeddedness of kyara in certain religious spaces in Japan and their impact on the practice of religion in those spaces.

<italic>Kyara</italic> in Japanese Religious Spaces

Vienna Journal of East Asian Studies

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Mascots in Japan are called kyara. They are utilised by almost all organisations, institutions, and administrative divisions and are accepted, embraced, and...

Kyara in Japanese Religious Spaces

Online veröffentlicht: 13. Aug. 2021

Seitenbereich: 257 - 297

Eingereicht: 05. Jan. 2021

Akzeptiert: 19. Mai 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vjeas-2021-0008

Schlüsselwörter
Japanese popular culture, religion,

© 2021 Alisha Saikia, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Kyara in Japanese Religious Spaces

Online veröffentlicht: 13. Aug. 2021

Seitenbereich: 257 - 297

Eingereicht: 05. Jan. 2021

Akzeptiert: 19. Mai 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vjeas-2021-0008

SchlüsselwörterJapanese popular culture, religion,

© 2021 Alisha Saikia, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
Japanese popular culture, religion,