After the historical transformation and development, Buddhism in Japan has created rich and colorful Buddhist culture, which has greatly influenced Japanese philosophy, arts, literature, ethic and morality, science and technology. The research papers on the relationship between Buddhism and Japanese arts, therefore, are plenty and fruitful both in Japanese and Chinese. A review of the research papers in mainland China in the past 20 years on the influence of Buddhism on Japanese music, architecture, tea ceremony and Ikebana is made in details.
