Shōroku Shintō Yamatoyama

Shōroku Shintō Yamatoyama (松緑神道大和山) is a Shintō-derived religious movement headquartered in the town of Hiranai in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Shōroku Shintō Yamatoyama
A torii at Fudo Falls, a holy spot for Shōroku Shintō Yamatoyama
Total population
60,000
Founder
Tazawa Seishirō
Regions with significant populations
Japan
Hiranai300[1]
Languages
Japanese
Website
http://www.yamatoyama.jp/

History

Shōroku Shintō Yamatoyama originates from Tazawa Seishirō's dedication of a shrine in 1919 to a Yama-no-Kami 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 Hiranai in 1969.[1] By 1999 the sect had garnered over 60 thousand adherents, primarily from Hokkaido and the Tōhoku region.[2]

A private school run by the movement gained national attention for its use of the deprecated Imperial Rescript on Education in its curriculum.[3] A part of the group's headquarters burned down on 21 March 2021.[4][5]

Theology

Shōroku Shintō Yamatoyama is a Shintō-derived religious movement that has been strongly influenced by Oomoto and Augustinianism.[1][2]

References
  1. Yumiyama, Tatsuya (24 May 2006). "Shōroku Shintō Yamatoyama". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Kokugakuin University. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. Kisala, Robert (1999). Prophets of Peace: Pacifism and Cultural Identity in Japan's New Religions. University of Hawaii Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0824822675.
  3. "Moritomo scandal spotlights use of nationalistic 1890 rescript in schools". Mainichi Shimbun. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  4. "青森県の宗教法人で建物火災 礼拝堂が半焼..." [A building fire at a religious group in Aomori Prefecture. The chapel is half-burnt down...]. Yahoo! Japan News (in Japanese). 21 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. "松緑神道大和山の礼拝堂が半焼" [A building of Shōroku Shinto Yamatoyama was burnt]. The Tō-Ō Nippō Press (in Japanese). 21 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

Shōroku Shintō Yamatoyama (Official website)

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