• PEOPLE NAME: KIKAI OF JAPAN

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PEID: 7571

ROP: 104994

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Japanese

Language: Kikai - (kzg)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Shinbutso-shugo

Country: Japan

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Population: 13,000

Global Population: 13,000


PEID: 7571

ROP: 104994

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Kikai of Japan, numbering 13,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Japanese people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Japan. Their primary language is Kikai. The primary religion practiced by the Kikai is Shinbutsu-shugo, a syncretized mixture of Shinto and Buddhism that forms a unique Japanese Folk Religion practiced by Japanese worldwide.


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