is a Shintō-derived religious movement headquartered in the town of

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History

Shōroku Shintō Yamatoyama originates from Tazawa Seishirō's dedication of a shrine in 1919 to a

Yama-no-Kami Mountain Gods () are Asian tutelary deities associated with mountains. They are related to Landlord deity, landlord deities and tudigongs and City God (China), City Gods. They are well-known in Korea and some prominent Chinese mountains have shri ...

after he witnessed extraordinary astronomical phenomena and heard divine voices; however, he officially began the organization in January 1930. It established its headquarters at an isolated tract of land in the mountains of

in 1969. By 1999 the sect had garnered over 60,000 adherents, primarily from

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and the

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. A private school run by the movement gained national attention for its use of the deprecated

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in its curriculum. A part of the group's headquarters burned down on 21 March 2021.

Theology

Shōroku Shintō Yamatoyama is a Shintō-derived religious movement that has been strongly influenced by

Oomoto file:Chouseiden.jpg, 200px, ''Chōseiden'' (長生殿) in Ayabe, Kyoto, Ayabe , also known as , is a religion founded in the 1890s by Nao Deguchi, Deguchi Nao (1836–1918) and Onisaburo Deguchi, Deguchi Onisaburō (1871–1948). Oomoto is typ ...

and eschatological thoughts potentially inspired from

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. In 1920, the religion's founder had also spent three days at Oomoto's headquarters in

Ayabe Ayabe (Japanese:綾部) may refer to: Places *Ayabe, Kyoto, a city in the Kyoto Prefecture. * Ayabe Domain, a feudal domain in Japan during the Edo period * Mount Ayabe, a mountain in Tatsuno, Hyōgo, Japan People * Kakeru Ayabe (綾部翔, born ...

Charity operations

The charity arm of Shōroku Shintō Yamatoyama works attentively through the organization, the Japanese Committee of the World Conference on Religion and Peace
WCRP/Japan
. * With the help of the

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and WCRP/Japan, it funded the establishment of a

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treatment facility in

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, South Korea on 24 September 1976. *Tazawa Yasusaburo, the first leader of Shōroku Shintō Yamatoyama and the son of Tazawa Seishirō, initially suggested the mainstay ''Donate a Meal Campaign'' that is run by the WCRP/Japan.

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External links

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History

Theology

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