"Hihon" simply means "the origin of fire" (*hi* = fire, *hon* = origin). In other words, I just changed one letter in "Nihon."
As for religion, I envision something similar to the Japan of our own reality, but more cosmopolitan due to its neighbors. (Or Imagine Kalmykia, Europe’s only Buddhist state, on steroids.)
Regarding the writing system, that’s another story! I tried writing Japanese using the Old Persian alphabet, but it just didn’t suit the Japanese syllables. That’s why I ended up using the Kanji by default.
Good questions!
"Hihon" simply means "the origin of fire" (*hi* = fire, *hon* = origin). In other words, I just changed one letter in "Nihon."
As for religion, I envision something similar to the Japan of our own reality, but more cosmopolitan due to its neighbors. (Or Imagine Kalmykia, Europe’s only Buddhist state, on steroids.)
Regarding the writing system, that’s another story! I tried writing Japanese using the Old Persian alphabet, but it just didn’t suit the Japanese syllables. That’s why I ended up using the Kanji by default.