Tenrikyo Doyusha (天理教道友社 ''Tenrikyō Dōyūsha'') is the official publisher of

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 '' ...

, disseminating news, information, and doctrinal materials related to

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, ...

History

Tenrikyo Doyusha was founded on August 4, 1891, following a direction from spiritual leader Iburi Izō requesting that "a periodical should be published under the auspices of the Tenrikyo Church." The periodical ''Michi no tomo'' (みちのとも "Friends of the Path") was first published in December 28 of the same year. During the Meiji and Taisho periods, ''Michi no tomo'' was the only periodical issued by Tenrikyo Doyusha. On November 18, 1930, the first issue of ''Tenri Jiho'' (天理時報 "Tenri Times") was published by

Tenri Central Library Tenri Central Library (天理大学附属天理図書館 ''Tenri Daigaku Fuzoku Tenri Toshokan'') is the library of Tenri University. It has notably extensive collections in antiquarian material, including original manuscripts from 13th-century Jap ...

as a commemorative issue celebrating the opening of the library. For several months ''Tenri Jiho'' was simply a bulletin for the library, but on July 2, 1931, the responsibility of its publication was transferred to Tenrikyo Doyusha, where it has since taken a newspaper format.Tenrikyo Overseas Mission Department (1998). ''Tenrikyo: The Path to Joyousness.'' Tenri, Japan: Tenri Jihosha. 135–6.

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