On January 1, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters conducted the New Year’s Day Service in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. This year marks the second year of the “three years, one thousand days” season leading up to the 120th Anniversary of Oyasama, which will be observed on…
Sechi Festival The annual Sechi Festival was held at Jiba from January 5 to 7, drawing a total of over 85,000 people from both within Japan and overseas. This traditional event has been held since the days when Oyasama was physically present. On December 30, about 43,000 kilograms of rice…
The New Year’s Day Service of Church Headquarters, which ushered in the 166th year of the Teaching, was conducted in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding. It commenced at five o’clock in the morning as the gagaku music resonated throughout the Home of the Parent, where large numbers of…
Tenrikyo Church Headquarters held its annual New Year’s meeting in the Assembly Hall following the evening service on January 4. Attending the meeting were 691 resident staff members of Church Headquarters, head ministers of directly supervised churches, superintendents of dioceses, members of the Assembly, and committee members of Tenrikyo associations.…