The Students’ Spring Pilgrimage to Jiba, cosponsored by the Students Association and the Student Advisory Committee, was held on March 28 in the Home of the Parent under the theme “Let us nurture ourselves to become Yoboku who will lead the next generation.” Some 2,900 high school, technical school, junior…
On March 26, Honbu-in Yoichiro Miyamori, 67, and Honbu-in Zensuke Nakata, 62, received sanction as the Director-in-Chief of Religious Affairs and the Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs, respectively. Rev. Miyamori is serving his third term, and Rev. Nakata is in his fourth term. Director-in-Chief Miyamori was born on July 31, 1956.…
On April 18, the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service was conducted to commemorate the everliving Oyasama’s 226th birthday in the Main Sanctuary and the Foundress’ Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama presiding as chief officiant. Many followers of the path returned to Jiba from various parts of the…
The 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake caused extensive damage to the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of January 30, the confirmed fatalities and injuries surpassed 1,500, with over 20,000 houses either completely or partially destroyed. On January 5, Ishikawa Diocese’s Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps initiated water supply support in…
The Boys and Girls Association leaders’ first meeting of the year was held on January 27 at Dining Hall 2 in the Home of the Parent and was attended by heads of directly supervised chapters and diocese chapters as well as nurturing committee members from those chapters and district chapters.…
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. In the Service prayer,…