Bureau of Religions

Bureau of Religions
PredecessorBureau of Shrines and Temples
FormationApril 1900
DissolvedNovember 1, 1942
Parent organization
Home Ministry (1900-1913), Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (1913-1942)

The Bureau of Religions (宗教局, Shūkyō kyoku) is one of the Internal departments of the Ministry of the Interior during the pre-World War I period and later the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture in Japan.

It was split off from the Bureau of Shrines and Temples in 1900.

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