KnowraConfucianism in JapanLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Confucianism in Japan, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 1Related 6Narrower topic 1Compared with 4ShintoCompared with: Its emphasis on social ethics differs from Shinto’s kami-centered rites.KokugakuCompared with: Kokugaku challenged the use of Confucian categories to interpret Japan’s ancient past.Kojiki-denCompared with: Norinaga opposed readings that explained ancient Japanese thought through Confucian moral categories.Motoori NorinagaCompared with: Norinaga criticized Confucian moral reasoning as a foreign framework imposed on ancient Japanese thought.