The April Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was solemnly conducted in the Main Sanctuary on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. A blue sky stretched above Oyasato, with the spring sun shining on fresh green leaves and fully blossoming azaleas adding bright colors. In the service prayer, the Shinbashira…
Three committees were established under the Preparation Committee for the 120th Anniversary of Oyasama to promote activities for the “three years, one thousand days” pre-anniversary season, which will start from the beginning of next year. Those committees are the Committee for Promoting Salvation, the Committee for Sowing Seeds of Sincerity…
On May 6, Tenrikyo Institute of Music and Kanagawa Diocese sponsored the O-uta Concert at Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall to pay a tribute to the memory of Mr. Ikuma Dan. Mr. Dan was a world-renowned music composer in Japan, who passed away for rebirth on May 17, 2001, during his…
The Oyasama Birth Celebration Service was conducted at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters on April 18 to commemorate the 204th birthday of the everliving Oyasama, our beloved Parent who guides us toward the Joyous Life for all humankind. Great numbers of followers, including many from overseas, returned to the Home of the…
The Shinbashira officiated at Church Headquarters’ March Monthly Service, held on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary. The Shinbashira and the other Service performers, having paid respects at the Foundress’ Sanctuary and the Memorial Hall, filed into the Main Sanctuary shortly after 9:00 a.m. The Shinbashira then proceeded to deliver…
On March 28, Tenrikyo Students Association, with the support of the Student Advisory Committee, held its annual convention, “Students’ Spring Pilgrimage to Jiba,” on the theme “Let’s return to Jiba with friends, brimming over with joy.” Over 4,700 high school, junior college, and university students gathered in the Inner Courtyard…