All Omoto Sites

The sacred sites of Omoto, the Japanese new religion founded by the foundress Deguchi Nao whose revelations began in 1892 and were later organized doctrinally by her son-in-law Onisaburo Deguchi. Ayabe, in Kyoto Prefecture, is Omoto's spiritual headquarters and the foundress's hometown, and its sacred precinct, Baisho-en, hosts the religion's major seasonal festivals, including the Foundress' Festival, distinct from the movement's other holy ground at Kameoka.