Japanese Traditional Religions and the Internet

The spreading power and interactivity of the Internet would not be necessary for the traditional religions that adhere to the communities in Japan. But such communities are changing or vanishing in the modern society. So these religions still need some method to hand over (tradere) their meanings and values to the next generation. Then the Internet comes out as one choice. We will take notice of a Shinto shrine using the Internet as one tool for reorganizing Ujiko (parishioners) region, and a Buddhist denomination which investigated a gap in the expectation for Buddhism or Buddhist temples between the users of the Internet and the traditional danka (parishioners) organization.