As reported in May, the 46th English Class of Shuyoka (the three-month Spiritual Development Course) began in the Home of the Parent on April 1 as part of the 948th session of Shuyoka. This year, there were four students from three countries: Tetsuyuki Kawai and Jason Toru Miyauchi from the…
On November 3, the 29th Young Women’s Convention, organized by Tenrikyo Women’s Association Headquarters, was held in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters under the theme “Spread the joy of faith: Let’s invite our friends and return to Jiba!” Over 11,000 young women attended the convention, including many from overseas,…
On October 27, the 95th Young Men’s Association Convention was held in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters with roughly 16,000 participants including association members from overseas. When the registration desks opened at 8:30 a.m., groups of association members began to assemble in the Inner Courtyard one after another, led…
The Autumn Grand Service for the 182nd year of the Teaching was performed in the Main Sanctuary on October 26, commemorating the day of the founding of the Teaching in 1838—the day when Oyasama was settled as the Shrine of Tsukihi through the divine revelation in which God said, “At…
Under the slogan “Let us come together with a sense of gratitude and carry out hinokishin in unity of mind,” the annual Tenrikyo Hinokishin Day, which is the culmination of daily hinokishin activities carried out by Yoboku and followers of the path, was held on April 29 at a large…
Tenrikyo Women’s Association held its 101st convention in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters on April 19, the day after the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service. The occasion drew some 35,000 members. The Home of the Parent was blessed with warm spring weather from early morning. When the registration desks opened…