Church Headquarters held its traditional new year event called the “Sechi Festival” at the Home of the Parent from January 5 to 7. The traditional festival, which has continued from the days when Oyasama was physically present, attracted 49,246 people to the Home of the Parent over the three days.…
On January 1, the New Year’s Day Service for the 187th year of Teaching was solemnly performed in the Main Sanctuary with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama presiding as chief officiant. New Year’s Eve saw stormy weather across the country due to a low-pressure system and a front. In the early hours…
The 2023 English translation conference, organized as part of the project to retranslate Anecdotes of Oyasama, was held at the Mission Headquarters in America from October 31 to November 4. This project was launched in 2018 on the initiative of the translation committees of the America and Canada Diocese as…
On November 25, Tenrikyo Young Men’s Association held its 97th convention in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters. The convention, which took place without any limits on attendance for the first time in four years, drew a large turnout of association members from many parts of Japan and overseas. The…
Followers living in the same region are boosting each other’s spirits and encouraging one another as they build momentum in their activities for the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama. The Action Day for All Yoboku (sponsored by Church Headquarters) commenced on October 29. This event, scheduled to take place five times…
On November 11, the installation service for Congo Brazzaville Church’s sixth head minister, Rev. Matelama Guy Raoul, was performed in the presence of Tenrikyo Overseas Department Head Masaharu Matsuda and the department’s Europe and Africa Section Chief Michihiro Kiyose. The service was attended by some 350 people, including followers who…