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Children Make Pilgrimage to Jiba from Earthquake-Stricken Noto Peninsula
Earning the Community’s Trust Through Relief Efforts This year’s Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba drew many children from the areas affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake. Kitanoshu and Horyu Branch Churches in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, quickly established the “Suzu Hinokishin Center” right after the earthquake struck. With the support…
2024 Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba: 156,000 Return for the Nine-Day Summer Festival
The 2024 Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba, sponsored by Church Headquarters, kicked off on July 27 and concluded on August 4. This year’s event saw 156,859 participants from across the country and abroad—a significant increase of about 43,000 people compared to last year’s eleven-day event. The smiles of the children enjoying…
Young Men’s Association Members Gather in Jiba from All over the World for the International Hinokishin Corps
The Young Men’s Association organized the International Hinokishin Corps from July 18 to 24, targeting association members of overseas chapters. A total of 54 participants took part from seven countries and regions: the United States, Hawaii, Brazil, Colombia, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, and South Korea. This special corps, formed as…
Oyasato Seminar Students Seek the Teachings in Jiba
The Oyasato Seminar—a summer program that teaches the young generation of the path from overseas countries and regions about the Tenrikyo faith—was held this summer in the Home of the Parent. The English, Portuguese, and Chinese Courses were held between July 17 and 22. The Korean Course was conducted between…
Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in America Marks Its 90th Anniversary
On June 30, Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in America, located in Los Angeles, California, conducted the service commemorating its 90th anniversary in the presence of Rev. Daisuke Nakayama—who attended on behalf of the Shinbashira—and Mrs. Harue Nakayama. The service drew some 700 Yoboku and followers from various parts of the United…
The 10th Memorial Service for the Third Shinbashira Conducted
On June 24, the tenth memorial service for the third Shinbashira, Zenye Nakayama—who passed away for rebirth on the same day in 2014 at the age of 81—was duly conducted at the Main Sanctuary and the Memorial Hall of Church Headquarters with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama presiding as chief officiant. Shortly…