On January 11, Tenri University won the final of the 57th Japan University Rugby Championship with a 55-28 victory over Waseda University, achieving its first ever championship title at the third attempt in the 96-year history of the team. The game was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo, attracting…
The Boys and Girls Association leaders’ first meeting of the year was held on January 27 in the Home of the Parent with limited attendance. The participants were told that the association had adopted the same guideline for association activities as last year, namely, “Let’s implement the Joyous Life each…
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…