On January 25, Tenrikyo Young Men’s Association held its monthly meeting online, with the proceedings being livestreamed from Yoki Hall. This year, the association will continue to promote the same guideline as in recent years: “Take on challenges for world salvation.” The newly added sub-guidelines read, “Let us settle in…
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. It was on that…
The December Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary, with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. As a measure to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, only the Service performers, the heads of directly supervised…
On October 22, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters held its annual rice-harvesting ceremony at Somanouchi Farm, which was attended by the Shinbashira and his wife, Mrs. Harue Nakayama, as well as Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama and his wife, Nobue. This traditional event was begun by the second Shinbashira, who sought to let people…
On October 26, the Autumn 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 Teaching’s day of origin when God the Parent became openly revealed in the world in 1838 upon the arrival…
Between July 3 and 4, the rainy season front associated with a low-pressure system brought persistent heavy rainfall to the southern part of Kumamoto Prefecture and triggered massive mudslides and flooding. A total of more than 8,000 buildings in the prefecture were inundated, and some of them were partially or…