On January 26, the Spring Grand Service was conducted at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. The Grand Service commemorates the day when Oyasama withdrew from physical life—namely, the lunar calendar date of January 26, 1887. In the Service prayer,…
Church Headquarters held its traditional New Year’s event called the “Sechi Festival” at the Home of the Parent from January 5 to 7. The festival, which has continued from the days when Oyasama was physically present, attracted 45,689 people—including church groups and families—to the Home of the Parent over the…
On January 1, the New Year’s Day Service for the 188th year of Teaching was solemnly performed in the Main Sanctuary with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama presiding as chief officiant. On New Year’s Eve, it was windy due to a winter atmospheric pressure pattern. In the early hours of New Year’s…
In the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, which still suffers from the effects of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps carried out relief activities in the city of Wajima from September 28 to October 17. With a total of 451 members mobilized, the corps worked primarily…
On October 9, Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in South Korea, located in Gimhae City, held a service to mark the installation of its 16th bishop, Rev. Masuhiko Yoshikawa, in the presence of Rev. Daisuke Nakayama and Mrs. Harue Nakayama, the Shinbashira’s wife. The event drew approximately 1,700 followers from various regions…
The English translation conference on Shinjitsu no michi: Otasuke hen (The Path of Sincerity: On Salvation) was held at Honolulu-ko Church on November 4th and at the Mission Headquarters of Hawaii from November 5 to 8. This project was newly launched this year due to the dedicated efforts of the…