by Sayako So This summer, my husband and I had the wonderful blessing of taking our three children to the Children’s Pilgrimage to Ojiba a.k.a Kodomo Ojiba Gaeri (KOG). Representing our church, Taitan Church, together with other family members and church followers, we set out to join the America/Canada/Hawaii group...
by Isamu Ryono, Tenrikyo Meishin America Church The 85th Spiritual Development Course was held from June 15 to July 12. This year, six participants spent one month living at the Mission Headquarters and learning together the teachings through lectures on The Doctrine of Tenrikyo and The Life of Oyasama Foundress...
From June 20 to 22 (Friday-Sunday), the Tenrikyo Boys and Girls Association held the "Camp of Joy 2025" at the Malibu Creek State Park campground. There were over forty participants, including a healthy contingent of adults and staff members to support the kids as they enjoyed the three days of...
The audio book rendition of Joyousness Day After Day, written by Zenye Nakayama, is now available here. The book was originally published in Japanese under the title of Yorokobi no hibi and was translated in 1992 by the Translation Section of Tenrikyo Overseas Department. The audio recording, read by Ron Nakahara,...
We continue to extend our condolences and support to all those impacted by the January wildfires around the Los Angeles area. We would also like to acknowledge the tireless efforts of the emergency workers and community members who have been working diligently to reclaim the areas ravaged by the wildfires...
by Audrey Suga-Nakagawa State Representative Nadine Nakamura has become the first Asian female Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives in the United States. She is a third-generation Japanese American and the granddaughter of Reverend Yoshie Suga, the first head minister of Tenrikyo Lanai Church (Honjima). As the new House...
by Takahiko Hayashi I’d like to wish everyone a joyful Thanksgiving weekend. 2024 has been a year of both joy, with the celebration of the 90th Anniversary of our Mission Headquarters in America, and much turmoil, given the natural disasters that seem to occur with increasing frequency. Yet, as a...
“Stories Inspired by Oyasama” is a short film series brought to you by the Website Sub-Committee of Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in America. It is a global collaboration inspired by love for and desire to share testimonies of Oyasama’s Parental Heart. Two of the creators, Michael Yuge (New York, NY) of...
By Keiji Uesugi The Japanese garden at Roosevelt High School (RHS) traces its history back almost 100 years to the prewar era of L.A. In the early 20th century, Boyle Heights served as an extension to LA’s Japantown known as Little Tokyo, which resulted in the large presence of Japanese...
Shortly after moving to New Jersey, I became an instructor of the Children’s Japanese language classes for native speakers at Tenri Cultural Institute since I was once a teacher at elementary schools in Japan. After that, I obtained a master’s degree in Voice Pedagogy and Performance from a music college...