Abstract
This chapter considers media representations of religion in contemporary Japan by focusing on case of celebrity fortune teller Hosoki Kazuko. For a period in mid-2000s Hosoki seemed to be one of most powerful women in Japan. The case of Hosoki is significant when considering representations in Japanese media of religion and spirituality in post-Aum era. In order to place some aspects of her career in perspective, impact of Aum affair and 'non-religious religiosity' in contemporary Japan is first considered. Hosoki's views are traditional, conservative, and seem to hark back to ideals that lay behind once legally binding patriarchal system. She argues that household forms the center of world. 'Household', 'family', and 'ancestors' are things that we cannot cut off from our lives; 'ancestors' are people who established our 'households'. Keywords:Aum affair; contemporary Japan; Hosoki Kazuko; households; non-religious religiosity; post-Aum Era
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