On January 26, the Spring Grand Service commemorating the day when Oyasama withdrew from physical life—namely, the lunar calendar date of January 26, 1887—was performed in the Main Sanctuary of Church Headquarters […]
Between January 25 and 28—around the day of the Spring Grand Service—the Women’s Association, the Boys and Girls Association, and the Young Men’s Association held their respective first meetings of the year […]
The Shinbashira delivered his New Year’s address at the New Year’s meeting of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters conducted in the Assembly Hall following the evening service on January 4. The meeting was attended by 677 participants, including resident staff members of Church Headquarters, head ministers of directly supervised churches, superintendents of…
On November 15, the Mission Headquarters in Taiwan conducted the service to commemorate its 80th anniversary in the presence of the Shinbashira, his wife, and Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama. […]
On July 6, the third Shinbashiraʼs funeral was held in Kitaoji-jokojo (the bus loading and unloading area, just east of Tenri Kyoko Gakuen High School, on the north side of Kitaoji boulevard) in the Home of the Parent, drawing more than 20,000 people who came to pay their last respects…
On June 27, a ceremony known as the transfer of the soul was held for the third Shinbashira at 7:30 p.m. at the Shinbashiraʼs residence with an attendance of about 4,700 people including Church Headquartersʼ officials, head ministers of directly supervised churches, staff members of Church Headquarters, students of Tenrikyoʼs…