Current Japanese people may not feel very good if someone is very enthusiastically religious. It's almost unusual that poeple strongly believe in any religion. A lot of people try not to be diferent than someone next to you in this country, believing a relision makes you different and that makes you stick out in the society. It it normal that you don't have a religion you believe. If you are showing an interest, you become a stranger.
People however still visit tmeples and shrines. Those places are called "power spots" and even younger generations still go there for sightseeing purpose. Well, that's maybe because those poeple are looking for some sort of spiritual power. They just don't find any spiritual power in Buddhism or any other religions, but still they might be still wanting to have a some spiritual power that they grab onto.
Buddhism is slowly getting re-accepted by Japanese people recently. Some religions, you may have to made a life changing decision or hard training to enter, but Buddhism is pretty openly accepting. You can step in to Buddhism without changing or sacrificing a whole lot of your life style. That easy and relaxing religion is probably still a good fit for Japanese people even if it's yet to be common.
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