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Tenrikyo Oceania Centre, located in Brisbane, Australia, held the first Oceania Seminar from February 21 to 22, drawing 19 local followers between the ages of 16 and 75. This seminar was organized because participants in the Oceania Seminar for Successors conducted last February requested that this kind of seminar be…
On February 1, the South Korea chapter of the Boys and Girls Association held its first convention at Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in South Korea with the participation of 611 followers including 300 association members. The chapter, which was established last May, aims to develop its activities with core emphasis on…
The College Division of the Students Training Course was held at the Home of the Parent from March 3 through 9. Through this weeklong training course–which included lectures, the practice of the dance and musical instruments for the service, missionary work, and group discussions–the students reflected upon their minds, looking…
On January 26, the Spring Grand Service commemorating the day when Oyasama withdrew from physical life on the lunar calendar date of January 26, 1887, was solemnly performed in the Main Sanctuary at Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. A total of 80,000 followers returned to Jiba…
Women’s Association Tenrikyo Women’s Association held a seminar for chairwomen of directly supervised chapters and diocese chapters on January 27 and 28 with an attendance of 265 chairwomen. The participants renewed their resolve for the major juncture of the association’s 100th anniversary next year. At the seminar, it was stated…
On December 14, 2008, Dr. Takanobu Imanaka, former assistant director of Ikoi-no-Ie Hospital, gave a lecture entitled “Living, Becoming Ill, and Dying with a Sense of Well-Being” in Taipei, Taiwan. Hosted by the Asia-Pacific Cultural, Economic, and Academic Foundation in collaboration with Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in Taiwan, the lecture drew…