High school students from all parts of Japan gathered at the Home of the Parent to attend the annual High School Division of the Students Training Course from August 9 through 15. Although the curriculum had to be changed and rearranged to some extent mainly because some of the participants…
Between June 27 and 29, the Head Ministers Seminar in Oyasato was held at the Oyasato-yakata’s South Right Wing 2, drawing a total of 338 participants (211 head ministers and 127 spouses). The seminar is intended for those with three to five years of experience in serving as head ministers…
The May Monthly Service was conducted on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. The Home of the Parent was blessed with clear skies on that day. Many of the worshipers were wearing masks as a precautionary measure to prevent…
On January 26, the Spring Grand Service commemorating the day when Oyasama withdrew from physical life on the lunar calendar date of January 26, 1887, was solemnly performed in the Main Sanctuary at Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. A total of 80,000 followers returned to Jiba…
On January 1, the New Year’s Day Service marking the beginning of the 172nd year of Tenrikyo was solemnly performed at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. In the pre-dawn hours, when the temperature was hovering around freezing point, followers arrived in Jiba one after another…
The annual Sechi Festival was held at Jiba in a lively atmosphere from January 5 to 7, drawing some 77,000 people including many pilgrimage groups from all over Japan. Each day during the three-day event, the entrance gates were opened at 10:00 A.M. Those who had been waiting in line…