Seven Athletes with Tenri University Ties to Compete in the London Olympics

Seven athletes with ties to Tenri University will be competing in the 2012 London Olympics, which will begin on July 27. Three others from Tenri U. will serve as either coaches or referees.

Tenri Police Increase Enforcement of Bicycle-Riding Regulations

Some information for those of you who may be returning to Jiba soon for the Oyasato Seminar or International Hinokishin Corps: the police in Tenri have cracking down on bad bicycling behavior since May this year to ensure the safety of motorists and pedestrians.

Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps in the Weekly Flash

This is a follow-up post to an earlier one that covered a summary from The Japan Times Online that indirectly mentioned the Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps (DRHC). I was able to acquire a copy of the May 8・15 issue of Flash that contains the actual print article mentioned in the summary. In addition to the […]

Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps Dispatched to Tornado-Damaged Areas

News from the Tenrikyo Japanese website: On May 6, the last day of the Golden Week holiday, tornadoes struck three areas in Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures. A tornado striking Tsukuba City in Ibaraki caused great damage, closing roads, cutting off electricity and water, killing one person, injuring 40, and damaging over 1,300 buildings. In response […]

“Identify that Cherry Blossom” Contest

It’s only May but I already miss the cherry blossoms that bloomed so spectacularly in Tenri just a few weeks ago. I tried to come up with an excuse to post pictures of them even though they are no longer newsworthy anymore. So I came up with this idea of an “Identify that Cherry Blossom” […]

Tenri Hondori Website Goes Online

While walking in the Tenri Hondori earlier this month, I noticed a banner announcing the launch of a webpage named “Tenri Nigiwai Sanpo,” which loosely translates as “Tenri Lively Stroll” (a lively stroll in Tenri?).

Clearing Misconceptions on Tenrikyo Found at FindTheData.org

Wow, it’s been some time since I’ve contributed to TR! I apologize for my absence. Some weeks ago, I stumbled upon a page entitled “Popular Questions & Answers for Tenrikyo” on FindTheData.org. Although it provides a handy list of Q&A, I found it to contain some information I would qualify as misconceptions at best.

Doysuha Videos: Recent Exhibitions at Tenri Central Library and Tenri Sankokan

Two news videos (in Japanese only) about recent exhibitions at institutions affiliated Tenri University were posted the other day. Here are translations of the narration from the videos:

Doysuha Videos: 2011 Autumn Grand Service and Young Men’s Association Convention

Two news videos (in Japanese only) on two annual Tenrikyo events have been posted recently. Here are translations of the narration from the videos:

Doysuha Videos: Nioigake Day

Two news videos (in Japanese only) about Tenrikyo Nioigake Day were posted on the Tenrikyo Japanese website 10 days ago. Again, I apologize for the delay. Here is a translation of the narration of the first video: