Educational Philosophy Of Japan

Abstract

Japanese educational philosophy is an amalgamation of various cultures-Oriental and Occidental. One finds nature-worship, inclination towards animism, Confucianism, Buddhism and also secular tendencies. The Imperial line was divine. After the Second World War, the Japanese thought has been unfailingly woven into the European and American cultural fabric. In the present age Japan is leaning towards New Humanism which can be established on the concept that all human beings are equal and have a shared vision.