People visit Buddhist temples as social get togethers. It’s common for friends to meet up, walk through a temple, and pray. There are also very devout branches

People visit Buddhist temples as social get togethers. It’s common for friends to meet up, walk through a temple, and pray. There are also very devout branches and even political parties with strong Buddhist connections. This comment chain seems to increasingly be full of people who haven’t been to Japan talking about it, and it shows.