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Tenrikyo Nioigake Day—The Fragrance of the Teachings Sprinkled Spiritedly
This year’s Tenrikyo Nioigake Day was observed from September 28 to 30, when Yoboku and followers throughout Japan engaged in sprinkling the fragrance of the teachings. Again this year, an appeal was made to distribute Tenrikyo leaflets to about 40 million households all over Japan. Nearly 11 million leaflets were…
Summer Intensive Japanese Course Held at the Home of the Parent
Nine Japanese-language students from France, Singapore, and Hong Kong participated in the 10th Summer Intensive Japanese Course held at Tenrikyo Language Institute (TLI) from August 7 to 19. Originally, this course was sponsored by Tenri France–Japan Cultural Association to give its own language students the opportunity to study Japanese in…
Students Training Course High School Division Held
The High School Division of the Students Training Course was conducted between August 9 and 15 at the Home of the Parent, drawing 1,613 students not only from all parts of Japan but also from Canada. This annual one-week course is designed to enable students to learn the teachings together,…
Head Minister Qualification Course One Held
This year, two participants from Hawaii and two from the Philippines attended the Head Minister Qualification Course One held at the Home of the Parent from August 27 to September 14. Two of them, Beverly Valdez-Yanobu (Philippines) and Marlo Yumi Yap (Hawaii), graduated from the English Class of the Spiritual…
“Head Ministers Seminar in Oyasato” to Be Held
On August 27, Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Masahiko Iburi announced at the monthly meeting of the Kanamekai, the association comprising the head ministers of all directly supervised churches, that Tenrikyo Church Headquarters will sponsor the “Head Ministers Seminar in Oyasato” between April and September of 2001, the 164 year of…
Opening Ceremony of the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Mission Headquarters in America
Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in America held the opening ceremony of the multi-purpose hall on August 19 with Overseas Department Head Y oshikazu Terada in attendance. The opening ceremony consisted of an appreciation service, ribbon-cutting ceremony, and luncheon. After the appreciation service, Bishop Motoo Matsuda delivered an address. Expressing the joy…