Therapist’s nameSakura
Good evening!
This might be a little embarrassing to admit, but I’ve only recently started learning about religion 😅
Since many Japanese people consider themselves non-religious, I had never really thought deeply about it before.
Lately, though, I’ve been studying Buddhism, and I’ve started to feel that it connects closely with modern Japanese culture as well.
We Japanese tend to give names to everything. For example, the popular ChatGPT is often affectionately called “Chappy” 🤭
I wonder if this comes from the Buddhist and Shinto idea of yaoyorozu no kami—the belief that countless gods or spirits exist in all things.
We feel that everything has a spirit within it, which is why we try to treat objects with care and keep them clean and respected.
Maybe that’s why people feel that ChatGPT also has a heart or a spirit, and why they give it a name.
I also think our unique culture of “anthropomorphism”—giving human traits to non-human things—might come from the same roots ☺️
As I learn more about Japanese culture and religion, I feel like even modern trends are becoming clearer to me. It makes me feel just a little smarter 🤭
Because I love traveling abroad, I want to live beautifully and gracefully, without damaging the image of Japan.
So that people around the world can enjoy Japan, I’ll continue practicing omotenashi—Japanese hospitality—every day 🫶
Sakura🌸
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