Tenrikyo Church Headquarters hosted the Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba between July 26 and August 4 under the new theme “Spreading smiles! Help each other!” in the hope that children would learn to help one another through the event and feel the joy of helping others and that their joyous smiles…
On June 24, the first memorial service for the third Shinbashira, Zenye Nakayama, who passed away for rebirth on the same day of last year at the age of 81, was conducted at Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. The service was attended by a total of…
Every year, many followers not only from within Japan but also from overseas attend Shuyoka, the Spiritual Development Course, to learn to lead their lives based on the teachings. In this season leading up to the 130th Anniversary of Oyasama, a total of 65 students from 13 overseas countries and…
In commemoration of the everliving Oyasama’s 217th birthday, the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service was conducted on April 18 in the Main Sanctuary and Foundress’ Sanctuary […]
On March 17, 45 students from the Performing Arts Department of Leilehua High School in Hawaii performed together with about 300 music club students from Tenrikyo schools in a concert called Tenri Aloha Joint Concert, which was held in Tenri University’s Gymnasium 1. Designed to provide opportunities for students of…
Directors-in-Chief Sanctioned On March 26, Honbu-in Hiroaki Yamazawa, 65, and Honbu-in Zensuke Nakata, 53, received sanction as the Director-in-Chief of Religious Affairs and the Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs, respectively. Rev. Yamazawa is serving his third term, and Rev. Nakata his first term. Director-in-Chief Yamazawa was born on August 24, 1949,…