Under the theme “Letʼs savor the joy of returning to Jiba with as many children as possible!” the 2023 Childrenʼs Pilgrimage to Jiba was held with a new look between July 27 and August 6 for the first time after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During this…
All church head ministers are given an opportunity to attend one of the Monthly Services within the boundary bars in the Main Sanctuary between May 2023 and August 2025, except when the Spring and Autumn Grand Services take place. At a time when the pre-anniversary activities in the “three years,…
Oyasato Seminar—a summer program that teaches the young generation of the path from overseas about the Tenrikyo faith—was held this summer in the Home of the Parent for the first time in four years. The English Course and the Portuguese Course began on July 17 and finished on July 22.…
The annual Tenrikyo Hinokishin Day was held on April 29 at a large number of locations throughout Japan and mostly on weekends before or after that day at scores of locations in overseas countries. The event is the culmination of daily hinokishin activities carried out by Yoboku and followers of…
Tenrikyo Women’s Association held its 105th convention in the Home of the Parent on April 19, the day after the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service. This was its first convention in four years that had no COVID-related restrictions. The occasion drew some 19,000 members from various parts of the world, both…
On February 22, Tenri Kyoko Gakuen High School conducted its 18th graduation ceremony for 140 students (61 boys and 79 girls) in the school’s Auditorium 2 in the presence of Director-in-Chief of Religious Affairs Yoichiro Miyamori and Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Zensuke Nakata. This year’s graduating class was the final…