Tenrikyo

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".
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  • Type: Place of worship
  • Description: Japanese new religion of Shinto origin
  • Also known as: “Tenri religion”, “Tenri-kyō”, “Tenrikyō”, and “天理教 六郷分教会”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Akita Suwa-gū and Misato Museum of History and Folklore;Takeshi Sasaki Memorial Room.

Shinto shrine
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 420 metres southwest of Tenrikyo.

Museum
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1½ km northeast of Tenrikyo.

School
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a school, which is situated 1 km south of Tenrikyo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Daisen.

Photo: 河田 貫成, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in Akita Prefecture with a population of about 75,000. It is known for hosting the National Fireworks Competition, held every August.

Tenrikyo

Latitude
39.42608° or 39° 25′ 34″ north
Longitude
140.54686° or 140° 32′ 49″ east
Open location code
8RF2CGGW+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 983841826
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q737323
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Tenrikyo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تنريكيوية”
  • Azerbaijani: “Tenrikyo”
  • Banjar: “Tenrikyo”
  • Basque: “Tenrikyo”
  • Catalan: “Tenrikyo”
  • Central Okinawan: “天理教（てぃんいきょー）”
  • Chinese: “天理教”
  • Czech: “Tenrikjó”
  • Danish: “Tenrikyo”
  • Dutch: “Tenrikyo”
  • Dutch: “Tenrikyō”
  • Dutch: “天理教”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تنريكيويه”
  • Esperanto: “Tenriismo”
  • Esperanto: “Tenrikjo”
  • Esperanto: “Tenrikyo”
  • Estonian: “Tenrikyo”
  • Estonian: “Tenrikyō”
  • Finnish: “Tenrikyo”
  • Finnish: “Tenrikyō”
  • French: “Tenrikyo”
  • French: “Tenrikyô”
  • French: “Tenrikyō”
  • Galician: “Tenrikyō”
  • German: “Tenri-kyo”
  • German: “Tenri-kyō”
  • German: “Tenrikyo”
  • German: “Tenrikyō”
  • Hawaiian: “Tenrikyo”
  • Hebrew: “טנריקיו”
  • Hungarian: “Tenrikjó”
  • Indonesian: “Tenrikyo”
  • Italian: “Tenrikyo”
  • Italian: “Tenrikyō”
  • Japanese: “天理教”
  • Japanese: “転輪王講社”
  • Korean: “덴리교”
  • Korean: “천리교”
  • Korean: “텐리교”
  • Macedonian: “тенрикјо”
  • Macedonian: “Тенрикјо”
  • Malagasy: “Tenrikiô”
  • Malay: “Tenrikyo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tenrikyo”
  • Norwegian: “Tenrikyo”
  • Polish: “Tenri-kyō”
  • Polish: “Tenrikyō”
  • Portuguese: “Tenrikyo”
  • Russian: “Тэнрикё”
  • Somali: “Tenrikyo”
  • Spanish: “Tenrikyo”
  • Spanish: “Tenrikyō”
  • Swedish: “Tenrikyo”
  • Tagalog: “Tenrikyo”
  • Thai: “เท็นริเกียว”
  • Thai: “ศาสนาเทนริเกียว”
  • Turkish: “Tenrikyo”
  • Turkish: “Tenrikyō”
  • Ukrainian: “Вчення Тенрі”
  • Ukrainian: “Тенрі-кьо”
  • Ukrainian: “Тенріїзм”
  • Ukrainian: “Тенрікьо”
  • Vietnamese: “Tenrikyō”
  • Vietnamese: “Thiên lí giáo”
  • Vietnamese: “Thiên lý giáo”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Tenrikyo”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 高栁山 真乗寺 and 真光寺.

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