Number of Religious Juridical Persons
(As of December 31, 2023)
Jurisdiction
Religion
Comprehensive religious juridical persons
Single religious juridical persons
Individual religious juridical persons
Subtotal
Total
Affiliated religious juridical persons
Comprehensive religious juridical persons under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Comprehensive religious juridical persons under the jurisdiction of a prefectural governor
Comprehensive religious juridical persons under the comprehensive religious organization (not juridical person)
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Shinto
119
23
-
1
67
91
210
Buddhism
155
181
-
4
148
333
488
Christianity
66
40
-
2
217
259
325
Others
26
54
-
-
65
119
145
Total
366
298
0
7
497
802
1,168
Prefectural governors
Shinto
6
81,654
135
107
2,126
84,022
84,028
Buddhism
11
73,373
65
164
2,667
76,269
76,280
Christianity
7
2,763
33
27
1,705
4,528
4,535
Others
1
12,522
-
8
379
12,909
12,910
Total
25
170,312
233
306
6,877
177,728
177,753
Total
391
170,610
233
313
7,374
178,530
178,921
In principle, the authority responsible for religious juridical persons is the prefectural governor having jurisdiction over the location of its principal office.
In principle, the authority responsible for religious juridical persons is the prefectural governor having jurisdiction over the location of its principal office.
When a religious juridical person opens or closes a precinct building in another prefecture, the competent authority changes.