India is mother civilization to Japan. Japanese names of Hindu Gods in Japan.- Saraswati is worshipped as Benzaiten, goddess of music, art, and learning.- Lakshmi is known as Kichijoten or Kisshotennyo, goddess of fertility and fortune.- Shiva is represented as Makeishura and also linked to Daikokuten or Daijizaiten.- Vishnu appears as Bichuten, Mishichiju, Ungyo, and his mount Garuda as Karura.- Ganesha is called Kangiten.- Kubera is revered as Bishamonten, a protector and god of warriors.- Indra is known as Taishakuten.Kobe beef is well known, however the following story isn't.The first ever cow slaughter in Japan took place in 1856 at the Gyokusen-ji temple in Nagasaki, which was then the U.S. Consulate. U.S. Consul General Townsend Harris had a cow brought and slaughtered on the consulate grounds. He and his interpreter Hendrick Heusken roasted and ate the meat with wine, causing great shock in the local community. Hendrick Heusken was later killed by a ronin (masterless samurai) in an anti-foreigner backlash, avenging the cow's slaughter. This incident marked a significant cultural clash and the beginning of modern changes in Japan regarding meat consumptionThe brave ronin who killed Hendrick Heusken (Henry Heusken) was likely named Imuta Shohei, a samurai from the Satsuma Domain involved in anti-foreigner activities. Another name associated with the attack is Masumitsu Shinpachiro, but Imuta Shohei is noted as having inflicted the fatal wounds on Heusken. These attackers were part of a group of Satsuma samurai resisting foreign influence in Japan during that period.
Japan is atheist
