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Tenri
is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The modern city was founded on April 1, 1954, and is named after the Japanese new religion Tenrikyo, which has its headquarters in the city. As of April 1, 2015, the city has an estimated population of 66,866, and 29,169 households. The population density is 800.61 persons per km2, and the total area is 86.37 km2. History Tenri was briefly the capital of Japan during the reign of Emperor Ninken. The life of the Imperial court was centered at ''Isonokami Hirotaka'' Palace where the emperor lived in 488–498.Koch, W. (1904)''Japan; Geschichte nach japanischen Quellen und ethnographische Skizzen. Mit einem Stammbaum des Kaisers von Japan,'' p. 13 Education *Primary schools **Senzai Elementary School **Idodo Elementary School **Yamanobe Elementary School **Nikaido Elementary School **Tenri Elementary School (Private School) **Yanagimoto Elementary School **Tanbaichi Elementary School **Ichinomoto Elementary School **Fukuzumi Elem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 "Oyasama". Followers of Tenrikyo believe that God of Origin, God in Truth, known by several names including "Tsukihi," "Tenri-Ō-no-Mikoto" and "Oyagamisama (God the Parent)" revealed divine intent through Miki Nakayama as the Shrine of God and to a lesser extent the roles of the Honseki Izo Iburi and other leaders. Tenrikyo's worldly aim is to teach and promote the Joyous Life, which is cultivated through acts of charity and mindfulness called . The primary operations of Tenrikyo today are located at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters (Tenri, Nara, Japan), which supports 16,833 locally managed churches in Japan,Japanese Ministry of Education. ''Shuukyou Nenkan, Heisei 14-nen'' (宗教年鑑平成14年). 2002. the construction and maintenance of the and various community-focused organisations. It has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenrikyo Church Headquarters
Tenrikyo Church Headquarters (''Tenrikyo Kyokai Honbu'' 天理教教会本部) is the main headquarters of the Tenrikyo religion, located in Tenri, Nara, Japan. This establishment is significant to followers because it is built around the '' Jiba'', the spot where followers believe the god Tenri-O-no-Mikoto conceived humankind. Organization Hierarchy The organization of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters consists primarily of the headquarters proper (本部 ''honbu''), grand churches (大教会 ''daikyōkai''), branch churches (分教会 ''bunkyōkai''), and dioceses (教区 ''kyōku''). Under the management of the main headquarters is a dual organizational structure, such that the grand churches and branch churches minister to adherents genealogically while the dioceses minister to adherents geographically. At the top of the church hierarchy is the ''Shinbashira,'' who is defined as the "spiritual and administrative leader" of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters. Many of the current g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenri University
is a Japanese private university in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, an independent part of the secular mission of the new religious movement Tenrikyo. It was established in February 1925 as the coeducational , enrolling 104 students, and was reorganised as a university in April 1949. History Background The Tenri Foreign Language College, the predecessor to Tenri University, was founded by the Tenrikyo Young Men's Association (a subdivision of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters) under the direction of the second Shinbashira, Nakayama Shozen. The college was founded to educate Tenrikyo adherents who would engage in missionary work abroad. At the time of its establishment in 1925, Tenri Foreign Language College was the only private foreign language school in Japan.Tenrikyo Overseas Mission Department (1986). The Teachings and History of Tenrikyo. Tenri, Japan: Tenrikyo Overseas Mission Department. p. 180-3. In 1928, following the government's Technical Schools Act, the Tenri Foreign Language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenri Station
is a train station in Tenri, Nara, Japan. Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services. Tenri Station is also served by the Tenri Line of the Kintetsu Railway. Lines * JR-West ** Man-yō Mahoroba Line * Kintetsu Railway ** Tenri Line Layout The station has two levels. The first level is used for the Tenri Line while the second level is used for the Man-yō Mahoroba Line. JR West platforms The station operated by JR West has 4 tracks with 2 island platforms. Kintetsu Railway platforms The station operated by Kintetsu Railway has 3 tracks with 2 island platforms and 2 side platforms (3 bay platforms). Since it is the terminal, there is no specification to which track is used for which service and destination. The stationmaster administrates all stations on the Tenri Line and the Kashihara Line between and as well as Tenri Station. Connections W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the northwest, Wakayama Prefecture to the southwest, and Mie Prefecture to the east. Nara is the capital and largest city of Nara Prefecture, with other major cities including Kashihara, Ikoma, and Yamatokōriyama. Nara Prefecture is located in the center of the Kii Peninsula on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast, and is one of only eight landlocked prefectures. Nara Prefecture has the distinction of having more UNESCO World Heritage listings than any other prefecture in Japan. History Nara Prefecture region is considered one of the oldest regions in Japan, having been in existence for thousands of years, and is widely viewed as the Japanese cradle of civilization. Like Kyoto, Nara was one of Imperial Japan's earliest capital cities. The current form of Nara Prefec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagara Station
is a train station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Tenri, Nara, Japan. Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services. Lines * JR-West ** Man-yō Mahoroba Line Layout Platforms Surroundings * Ōyamato Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Tenri, Nara in Japan. In the time of Emperor Sujin there was a crisis. Amaterasu ( via the Yata-no-Kagami and the Kusanagi sword) and Yamato Okunitama, the tutelary deity of Yamato, were originally worshipped in th ... * Nara Football Center External links Official website Railway stations in Japan opened in 1914 Railway stations in Nara Prefecture {{Nara-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichinomoto Station
is a train station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Tenri, Nara, Japan. Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services. Layout Platforms * JR-West , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ... ** Man-yō Mahoroba Line Layout External links Official website Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898 Railway stations in Nara Prefecture {{Nara-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenri Health Care University
is a private university in Tenri, Nara is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The modern city was founded on April 1, 1954, and is named after the Japanese new religion Tenrikyo, which has its headquarters in the city. As of April 1, 2015, the city has an estimated population o ..., Japan. Academic departments * Nursing * Medical laboratory science External links * {{authority control Universities and colleges in Nara Prefecture Private universities and colleges in Japan Tenrikyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanagimoto Station
is a train station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Tenri, Nara, Japan. Although the station is on the Sakurai Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Nara Prefecture. It connects Nara on the Yamatoji Line to Takada on the Wakayama Line, with some services continuing on the Wakayama Line to Ōji Station, and then to JR ... as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services. Lines * JR-West ** Man-yō Mahoroba Line Layout Platforms Surroundings * Kurozuka-kofun Tumulus * Chōgaku-ji External links Official website Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898 Railway stations in Nara Prefecture {{Nara-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese New Religion
Japanese new religions are new religious movements established in Japan. In Japanese, they are called or . Japanese scholars classify all religious organizations founded since the middle of the 19th century as "new religions"; thus, the term refers to a great diversity and number of organizations. Most came into being in the mid-to-late twentieth century and are influenced by much older traditional religions including Buddhism and Shinto. Foreign influences include Christianity, the Bible and the writings of Nostradamus. Before World War II In the 1860s Japan began to experience great social turmoil and rapid modernization. As 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"), which were directly influenced by Shinto (the State Shinto, state religion) and shamani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isonokami Shrine
is a Shinto shrine located in the hills of Furu in Tenri, Nara, Tenri, Nara prefecture, Japan. It is one of the oldest extant Shinto shrines in Japan and has housed several significant Artifact (archaeology), artifacts. Isonokami shrine was highly regarded in the ancient era, and frequented by many members of the Imperial House of Japan, Imperial Family. It played a pivotal role in Japan's early history, especially during the 3rd to 5th centuries. The shrine is at the northern end of the ''Yamanobe no michi'', the oldest road in Japan. History It is unknown which kami was initially worshipped at Isonokami shrine. Isonokami Shrine was supposedly built in the 7th year of Emperor Sujin's reign, or the 91 BC. However, there is little record of Sujin's existence or identity, and therefore the claim is deemed legendary. The construction of a structure that can be identified as a Shinto shrine in the Isonokami area probably dates two or three centuries later. Despite this, it is not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakurai Line
The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Nara Prefecture. It connects Nara on the Yamatoji Line to Takada on the Wakayama Line, with some services continuing on the Wakayama Line to Ōji Station, and then to JR Namba on the Yamatoji Line. Starting on March 13, 2010, it is referred to by the nickname " in reference to the large number of ancient landmarks along the line's route. History The Osaka Railway Co. opened the Takada - Sakurai section in 1893, and the Nara Railway Co. opened the Sakurai - Kyobate section in 1898, extending the line to Nara the following year. In 1900 the Osaka Railway Co. merged with the Kansai Railway Co., and the Nara Railway Co. did likewise in 1905. In 1907 the Kansai Railway Co. was nationalised. CTC signalling was commissioned in 1979, and the line was electrified in 1980. Freight services ceased in 1983. Former connecting lines * Sakurai station - The Osaka Electric Railway Co. operated a 6km line to Hatsuse b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
