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Tenrikyo Spread Map

Where and when Tenrikyo spread, arrived, was established, declined or was revived, in the places and years the historical record gives.

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Tenrikyo Spread Map Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guam Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Laos Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Nakayama Miki Founds Tenrikyo, Japan, 1838 to 1908, ArrivedNakayama Miki Teaches the Service for the First Time, Japan, 1866, EstablishedOyasama Identifies the Jiba, Tenrikyo's Sacred Center, Japan, 1875, EstablishedMeiji Japan Surveils Tenrikyo, Japan, 1885 to 1896, SuppressedTenrikyo Wins Independence As Sect Shinto, Japan, 1908, EstablishedTenrikyo's Nankai Grand Church Sends Missionary Families To Brazil, Brazil, 1927 to 1936, EstablishedTenrikyo's First Church Opens In Honolulu, United States, 1929, EstablishedImperial Japan Suppresses Tenrikyo Again, Japan, 1935 to 1939, SuppressedTenrikyo Sheds State Shinto Doctrine After The War, Japan, 1945 to 1966, RevivedConstruction Begins on the Oyasato-yakata, Japan, 1954, EstablishedTenrikyo Establishes the Oceania Centre in Brisbane, Australia, 1997, EstablishedTenrikyo Opens Its UK Centre in Wembley, London, United Kingdom, 2000, EstablishedTenrikyo's Disaster Relief Corps Responds to the Great East Japan Earthquake, Japan, 2011, EstablishedTenrikyo Observes Oyasama's 130th Anniversary Service at Church Headquarters, Japan, 2016, EstablishedJapan's Agency for Cultural Affairs Counts Tenrikyo's Following in the Reiwa 7 Religious Yearbook, Japan, 2025, Established

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Marker size and shape show how established the tradition was there: a small filled dot for an arrival, a larger one for an established or dominant presence, and a hollow, distinct marker where it was suppressed or nearly disappeared, never simply absent.

1 event has a recorded place with no map coordinate yet, so it is not marked on the map above: Tenrikyo Establishes Its Mission Center in Paris (Paris). It is complete in the list below.

Spoken Chronology

Nakayama Miki Founds Tenrikyo. Japan, 1838 to 1908, Arrived. Source, History Of Tenrikyo (Wikipedia).

Nakayama Miki Teaches the Service for the First Time. Japan, 1866, Established. Source, The Life of Oyasama, Foundress of Tenrikyo.

Oyasama Identifies the Jiba, Tenrikyo's Sacred Center. Japan, 1875, Established. Source, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters: Own Website, History Page (tenrikyo.or.jp).

Meiji Japan Surveils Tenrikyo. Japan, 1885 to 1896, Suppressed. Source, History Of Tenrikyo (Wikipedia).

Tenrikyo Wins Independence As Sect Shinto. Japan, 1908, Established. Source, History Of Tenrikyo (Wikipedia).

Tenrikyo's Nankai Grand Church Sends Missionary Families To Brazil. Brazil, 1927 to 1936, Established. Source, Tenrikyo In Brazil From The Perspective Of Globalization (Yamada, REVER, 2010).

Tenrikyo's First Church Opens In Honolulu. United States, 1929, Established. Source, Tenrikyo Hawai Dendo Shi (McBride Rare Books).

Imperial Japan Suppresses Tenrikyo Again. Japan, 1935 to 1939, Suppressed. Source, History Of Tenrikyo (Wikipedia).

Tenrikyo Sheds State Shinto Doctrine After The War. Japan, 1945 to 1966, Revived. Source, History Of Tenrikyo (Wikipedia).

Construction Begins on the Oyasato-yakata. Japan, 1954, Established. Source, The Oyasato-yakata Building-Complex (Tenrikyo Church Headquarters).

Tenrikyo Establishes Its Mission Center in Paris. Paris, 1970, Established. Source, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters: Own Website, History Page (tenrikyo.or.jp).

Tenrikyo Establishes the Oceania Centre in Brisbane. Australia, 1997, Established. Source, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters: Own Website, History Page (tenrikyo.or.jp).

Tenrikyo Opens Its UK Centre in Wembley, London. United Kingdom, 2000, Established. Source, Tenrikyo UK Centre Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary (Tenrikyo Church Headquarters).

Tenrikyo's Disaster Relief Corps Responds to the Great East Japan Earthquake. Japan, 2011, Established. Source, Tenrikyo's Disaster Relief Activities in Miyagi Prefecture (Tenrikyo Online).

Tenrikyo Observes Oyasama's 130th Anniversary Service at Church Headquarters. Japan, 2016, Established. Source, Oyasama 130th Anniversary Service Conducted (Tenrikyo Church Headquarters).

Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs Counts Tenrikyo's Following in the Reiwa 7 Religious Yearbook. Japan, 2025, Established. Source, Tenrikyo (Wikipedia).

Full Chronology

Every recorded spread event for this tradition, in date order, complete: 16 events.

  1. Nakayama Miki Founds TenrikyoJapan, 1838 to 1908, Arrived
    Source History Of Tenrikyo (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  2. Nakayama Miki Teaches the Service for the First TimeJapan, 1866, Established
    Source The Life of Oyasama, Foundress of TenrikyoTenrikyo Church Headquarters (Tenrikyo Overseas Department, translator)
  3. Oyasama Identifies the Jiba, Tenrikyo's Sacred CenterJapan, 1875, Established
    Source Tenrikyo Church Headquarters: Own Website, History Page (tenrikyo.or.jp)
  4. Meiji Japan Surveils TenrikyoJapan, 1885 to 1896, Suppressed
    Source History Of Tenrikyo (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  5. Tenrikyo Wins Independence As Sect ShintoJapan, 1908, Established
    Source History Of Tenrikyo (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  6. Tenrikyo's Nankai Grand Church Sends Missionary Families To BrazilBrazil, 1927 to 1936, Established
    Source Tenrikyo In Brazil From The Perspective Of Globalization (Yamada, REVER, 2010)Masanobu Yamada
  7. Tenrikyo's First Church Opens In HonoluluUnited States, 1929, Established
    Source Tenrikyo Hawai Dendo Shi (McBride Rare Books)Tenrikyo Hawaii Mission (1957 original); catalogue description by McBride Rare Books
  8. Imperial Japan Suppresses Tenrikyo AgainJapan, 1935 to 1939, Suppressed
    Source History Of Tenrikyo (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  9. Tenrikyo Sheds State Shinto Doctrine After The WarJapan, 1945 to 1966, Revived
    Source History Of Tenrikyo (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  10. Construction Begins on the Oyasato-yakataJapan, 1954, Established
    Source The Oyasato-yakata Building-Complex (Tenrikyo Church Headquarters)
  11. Tenrikyo Establishes Its Mission Center in ParisParis, 1970, Established
    Source Tenrikyo Church Headquarters: Own Website, History Page (tenrikyo.or.jp)
  12. Tenrikyo Establishes the Oceania Centre in BrisbaneAustralia, 1997, Established
    Source Tenrikyo Church Headquarters: Own Website, History Page (tenrikyo.or.jp)
  13. Tenrikyo Opens Its UK Centre in Wembley, LondonUnited Kingdom, 2000, Established
    Source Tenrikyo UK Centre Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary (Tenrikyo Church Headquarters)
  14. Tenrikyo's Disaster Relief Corps Responds to the Great East Japan EarthquakeJapan, 2011, Established
    Source Tenrikyo's Disaster Relief Activities in Miyagi Prefecture (Tenrikyo Online)
  15. Tenrikyo Observes Oyasama's 130th Anniversary Service at Church HeadquartersJapan, 2016, Established
    Source Oyasama 130th Anniversary Service Conducted (Tenrikyo Church Headquarters)
  16. Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs Counts Tenrikyo's Following in the Reiwa 7 Religious YearbookJapan, 2025, Established
    Source Tenrikyo (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors