Ministry of Religion (Japan)

The Ministry of Religion (教部省, Kyōbushō) was a central government organization of the Empire of Japan established under the Daijō-kan system in the early Meiji period for the purpose of national indoctrination through religion control to replace the Department of Divinities. It sought to advance the Proclamation of the Great Doctrine and mobilize the people with both Shinto and Buddhism.

It was abolished in response to arguments for separation of church and state and the Bureau of Shrines and Temples taking over much of its functions.