is one of the thirteen Shinto sects. It was founded by

Hirayama Seisai Hirayama Seisai (1815–1890) was a Japanese samurai and Shinto priest during the late Edo period and early Meiji era. He was born in Mitsu, Fukushima, and at the age of 20, traveled to Edo (now Tokyo) to study Chinese literature, Japanese literat ...

(1815–1890) and is considered a form of Confucian Shinto.

History

was involved in diplomatic negotiations as a senior vassal of the

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at the end of the

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. At the beginning of the

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, he turned to Shinto. He became a Shinto teacher in 1872, and rallied for independence as a

Shinto Sect , the folk religion of Japan, developed a diversity of schools and sects, outbranching from the original Ko-Shintō (ancient Shintō) since Buddhism was introduced into Japan in the sixth century. Early period schools and groups The main Shinto ...

in 1879, which was gained in 1882.井上順孝『教派神道の形成』（弘文堂　1991年）朝日日本歴史人物事典（朝日新聞出版） During his tenure as president, Mitake-kyo also gained independence. After

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, it became independent from the Sect Shinto federation alongside Tenrikyo.Inori and Tsudoi: A History of the 100th Anniversary of the Formation of the Shinto Federation of Churches, 1996, pp. 10-12. Still, in 1995, the president attended a

Sect Shinto Sect Shinto () refers to several independent organized Shinto groups that were excluded by law in 1882 from government-run State Shinto. These independent groups may have more developed belief systems than mainstream Shrine Shinto which focuses m ...

event the "100th Anniversary of the Formation of the Federation of Shinto Churches".

Shrines

Shrines of Shinto Taiseikyo include * Tenshozan Shrine – Yugawara Town, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture * Tenshozan Shrine branch shrine * Hirayama Seisai Tomb – located in Yanaka Cemetery

References

Shinto new religious movements Religious organizations based in Japan Japanese new religions 13 Shinto Sects Confucian Shinto {{Sect Shinto