On March 28, the Students’ Spring Pilgrimage to Jiba, cosponsored by the Students Association and the Students Advisory Committee, drew 5,508 high school, technical school, junior college, and university students, who assembled in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters for an annual convention, honored by the presence of the Shinbashira…
The 33rd English class of Shuyoka (the three-month Spiritual Development Course) began in the Home of the Parent on April 1 as part of the 792nd session of Shuyoka, which has a total of 604 students (as of April 1). This year, there are 27 participants from six countries: 8…
On the 26th, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters conducted its March Monthly Service in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding. Although it had rained on the previous day, the sky was clear on the day of the Service. The Home of the Parent was blessed with warm spring weather. In the…
Between March 4 and late December this year, Tenrikyo’s headquarters officials are leading the seated service at noon on Sundays and public holidays by playing the wooden clappers. This is part of the Mission Department-led drive to encourage as many followers and others as possible to return to Jiba with…
Tenri Japanese Language School of Hong Kong celebrated its 20th anniversary on February 11 by holding a ceremony in the presence of Tenrikyo’s Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Masahiko Iburi, Bishop of Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in Taiwan Yoshiaki Mihama, Consul Kuniyuki Nakahara from the Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong, and…
Implementing policies and measures to tackle global warming has become an important task on a worldwide scale. On February 25, Hinokishin School sponsored a symposium entitled “Living in the Bosom of God the Parent–What Is Happening around Us” at the Home of the Parent to discuss global warming and the…