Sponsored by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters, the Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba for the 170th year of Tenrikyo was held between July 26 and August 4 under the theme “Words of thanks! Minds of joy! Helping hands!” During this 10-day period, approximately 256,000 children and staff members, including some 845 from 15…
The Oyasama 120th Anniversary Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba was held between July 26 and August 5, with this year’s theme being “Words of thanks! Minds of joy! Helping hands!” This year, in commemoration of the anniversary, the pilgrimage was lengthened by an additional day. During this 11-day period, approximately 320,000…
The weekend of June 24 and 25–coming at the “halfway point” of this year of the 120th Anniversary of Oyasama–saw waves of various sized pilgrimage groups return to Jiba. Some of the participants in these groups were followers who had been drawn by the warmth of the Home of the…
Pilgrims from overseas participating in the Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba made an invaluable contribution to the children’s festival by adding an international flavor to it and offering an excellent opportunity to understand the teaching that all people are brothers and sisters as the equal children of God the Parent. According…
The annual Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba was held between July 26 and August 4, this year once again under the theme “Gratitude, Joy, Hinokishin.” During this 10-day period, more than 260,000 children and adult leaders, including some 544 from 18 overseas countries and regions, returned to the Home of the…
The annual Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba was held between July 26 and August 4 under the theme “Gratitude, Joy, hinokishin.” During this 10-day period, more than 270,000 children and adult leaders, including 743 from 12 overseas countries, returned to the Home of the Parent to enjoy a wide variety of…