• PEOPLE NAME: YONAGUNI OF JAPAN

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Japanese

Language: Yonaguni - (yoi)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Shinbutso-shugo

Country: Japan

Also found in:

Population: 2,200

Global Population: 2,200


PEID: 7580

ROP: 111089

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Yonaguni of Japan, numbering 2,200, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Japanese people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Japan. Their primary language is Yonaguni. The primary religion practiced by the Yonaguni is Shinbutsu-shugo, a syncretized mixture of Shinto and Buddhism that forms a unique Japanese Folk Religion practiced by Japanese worldwide.


Bible Translations: Not Available

Jesus Film: Not Available

Gospel Recordings: Not Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available