ABSTRACT
The religions of Japan are so intricate and complex that it will be impossible for us to wander into a discussion of their mysteries. Herr Rein considers that no side of Japanese national life is so difficult for foreigners to flppreciate, for although the religious instinct manifests itself in temples, idols, sacrifices, ceremonies, processions, prayer and preaching,
a scarcely intelligible indolence and ignorance prevent the attainment of much information on the subject. Only those who have the time and critical skill to t'earch deeply, and receding from present ideas bury themselves in the old written traditions, can unearth the mysteries which lie beneath accumulations of centuries.
