Keigo Morishita Part 1 – “Fools Are desired By God”

Keigo Morishita, a true Arakitoryo (pioneer) of the Tenrikyo faith, was interviewed by Seiichiro Nishi (head of publications, Tenrikyo Young Men’s Association) about his life going into his faith in Tenrikyo and his contributions. This long interview article will be divided into 5 parts. This part will describe about his life before becoming a Tenrikyo missionary.

Tenrikyo Online opened a new website

The Tenrikyo Newsletter Online has just been opened using Wordpress. Sources explain that there will be a weekly post and the print newsletter will be released quarterly. So far I see about 45 blog posts, all in English, but all which don\’t seem to allow for comments. It seems that the Tenrikyo organization is still conservative to manage ability for viewers to provide feed back, but it could also mean that they are trying to avoid spam bots, an issue TR is no stranger to.

Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in America website updated

The Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in America website has been updated. I cannot say when was the website had changed; however, I noticed the change after the announcement that donations to the Tenrikyo Church Headquarters\’ efforts to help those who suffered from the earthquake in Japan were being accepted. I got curious and researched the history of this website.

CNN Mentions Tenrikyo’s Disaster-Relief Efforts

CNN writes briefly on Japanese New Religion and comments on religions\’ roles in the recent disaster, including Tenrikyo.

Message from the Head of the Overseas Department

A message has been sent to all overseas mission centers and headquarters from the head of the Tenrikyo Overseas Department, Yoichiro Miyamori.

Leilehua High School band safe in Oyasato

Despite the current situation in Japan, the Leilehua High School (LHS) band had followed through with their long-prepared 2-week plans to participate in a cultural exchange with the Kyoko High School in Nara, Tenri City. They also planned to go on a tour in Tokyo, but it was canceled for safety reasons.

Tenrikyo Church HQ Official Donation Announcement

The Tenrikyo Church Headquarters had just announced in English means of which donations can be accepted for funding their two initiatives in helping the victims of the Great Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami and their efforts in disaster relief. Their announcement can only be found through their RSS feed at the moment.

How to pray for the crisis in Japan

Last week, the Tenrikyo Church Headquarters had announced to perform a three-day prayer service or onegai-zutome, for the recent earthquake that triggered a tsunami and put Japan in crisis. In same suit, other Tenrikyo churches have also announced to perform a three-day prayer service as well. More than ever, Japan could use all they help they can get.

I would like to explain how you can help through the Tenrikyo prayer service (onegai-zutome).

Gary Sakai in Arakitoryo magazine

The following is a faith experience essay by Gary Sakai. He graciously allowed us to publish it on TR. A portion of this article was translated into Japanese and appeared in issue no. 240 of the quarterly magazine Arakitroyo (published August 26, 2010; pp. 136-138).

Newsletter Update for March 2011

The Tenrikyo New York Center\’s monthly newsletter has been released on to the web for the month of December 2011.