Every year, the Nara Diocese Boys and Girls Association (led by Yoshifumi Nishio) holds a New Year’s Pilgrimage for Children. It is held during the Sechi Festival and aims to have children savor the joy of returning to Jiba. This year, members and staff of the association totaling about 780…
The annual Sechi Festival was held at Jiba from January 5 to 7. This year, a total of 94,884 people returned to Jiba to be treated to zoni, roasted rice cakes served with greens in a clear broth. Anyone is welcome to this traditional New Year’s festival at the Home…
On December 21, two tons of clothing were donated to Uganda in a ceremony that took place in Hikiso Branch Church, located in Sakai City, Osaka. Frank Sabavuma, a Ugandan citizen and Yoboku of Fuchiwa Branch Church, and Eiji Yamazaki, member of an NGO called AAA (Asia And Africa), went…
A professional opera singer, Masako Konishi, visited Yokufu-en, a senior citizens home in Suginami Ward, Tokyo. Ms. Konishi, who is a Yoboku belonging to Fukuma Branch Church and living in Tokyo, performed at the senior citizens home at the request of Yoichi Sakaguchi, head of Suginami District of Tokyo Diocese.…
The New Year’s Day Service ushering in the 162nd year of Tenrikyo was performed in the Main Sanctuary of Church Headquarters from 5:00 a.m. on January 1. It was still dark outside when the throngs of followers, including many families, assembled for the Service. The Service commenced with the Shinbashira’s…
Following Church Headquarters’ evening service on January 4, about 700 Church Headquarters’ officials, head ministers of directly supervised churches, superintendents of dioceses, members of the Assembly, and committee members of Tenrikyo associations gathered in the Assembly Hall to attend the annual New Year’s meeting. To commence the meeting, Director-in-Chief of…