A Summary of Disaster Relief Hinokishin Efforts in Iwate

Rev. Shoji Otani, chief officer of Iwate Diocese Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps (DRHC) and head minister of Kamaishi-ko Bunkyokai, sprang into action and cooperated with local government after the earthquake. On March 12, the day after the quake, Rev. Otani surveyed the immense tsunami damage in Kamaishi City where he lived and went to Kamaishi […]

Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps to Run Operations from Higashimatsushima, Miyagi

Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Headquarters (headed by Honbu-in Yoshitaro Ueda) has established a base in Miyagi Prefecture for the Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps (DRHC) to run future operations. The corps will operate from a community center located in Higashimatsushima City, which suffered immense tsunami damage.

Disaster Relief-Related News from the Grapevine

Presenting some inside info that has trickled in the TR newsroom: Tenri Cultural Institute of New York (TCI) has already held two benefit concerts to help raise funds for earthquake and tsunami victims on March 11 and 27. TCI is slated to hold a total of six benefit concerts falling into two categories: those organized […]

Disaster Relief Corps Activities in Iwate and Miyagi

Offering two March 28 news updates here: The Saitama Diocese Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps has been dispatched to affected areas between March 20 and 31. Members are helping distribute water in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, where many areas are still without running water. (To Japanese article: 災救隊 気仙沼市で給水活動(3月28日記)) The Toyama Diocese Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps […]

Disaster Relief Corps in Miyagi and Fukushima

The following is a March 23 update on the water trucks dispatched on March 16 and Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps members’ subsequent efforts distributing water in areas affected by the March 11 earthquakes and tsunamis. Ten members of Oyasato Diocese’s Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps left Tenri City on March 16 to deliver water trucks to […]

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.