Joyous Life Lectures were given at six locations in Australia and New Zealand between March 1 and 11. The lectures are mainly designed to introduce and explain the teachings to beginners and non-followers. A total of 110 people attended the six lectures. Rev. Takaharu Ichise, chief of the North America…
The Shinbashira and his wife, Mrs. Harue Nakayama, visited Taiwan between the 15th and 19th of March and attended a service performed on the 18th at Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters, located in Taipei, to install Rev. Yoshiaki Mihama as the new bishop of Taiwan diocese. Addressing 1,000 followers who had come…
Tenrikyo’s headquarters marked the 209th birthday of the everliving Oyasama on April 18 by performing the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service and holding a music event called “Joyous Chorus.” The occasion drew tens of thousands of followers, including many from overseas, to the Home of the Parent in the city of…
On March 28, the Students’ Spring Pilgrimage to Jiba, cosponsored by the Students Association and the Students Advisory Committee, drew 5,508 high school, technical school, junior college, and university students, who assembled in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters for an annual convention, honored by the presence of the Shinbashira…
The 33rd English class of Shuyoka (the three-month Spiritual Development Course) began in the Home of the Parent on April 1 as part of the 792nd session of Shuyoka, which has a total of 604 students (as of April 1). This year, there are 27 participants from six countries: 8…
On the 26th, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters conducted its March Monthly Service in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding. Although it had rained on the previous day, the sky was clear on the day of the Service. The Home of the Parent was blessed with warm spring weather. In the…