Japanese new religions
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Japanese new religions are new religious movements established in Japan. In Japanese, they are called shinshūkyō or shinkō shūkyō. Japanese scholars classify all religious organizations founded since
The Dai Heiwa Kinen Tō, Peace Tower built by Perfect Liberty Kyōdan
Head office of Oomoto at Kameoka, Japan
Headquarters of Reiyū-kai
Rissho Kosei-kai’s Great Sacred Hall
Tenrikyo
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Tenrikyo is a Japanese new religion which is neither strictly monotheistic nor pantheistic, originating from the teachings of a 19th-century woman named Nakayama Miki, known to her followers as "Oyasa
Japanese new religions
…social conflicts emerged in this last decade of the Edo period, known as the Bakumatsu period, some new religious movements appeared. Among them were Tenrikyo, Kurozumikyo, and Oomoto, sometimes called Nihon Sandai Shinkōshūkyō ('Japan's three large new religions') or "old new religions", which were directly…
Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in Tenri, Nara
Instruments used to perform Otsutome
Tenrikyo service performers wearing traditional montsuki kimono after a monthly service.
A Yoboku administering the Sazuke on a follower.