新宗教 (new religious movements)

新宗教 (shinshūkyō) refers to religious movements founded in Japan since the Meiji period — including groups like Tenrikyo, Soka Gakkai, and others. The phrase 新しい宗教 sometimes overlaps with this category and can carry a slightly cautious tone in Japanese, especially after the 1995 Aum Shinrikyo subway attack heightened public wariness toward newer religious organizations.