'The True Way [of Tenri]') is a Tenrikyo-based shinshūkyō (Japanese new religion) that became formally independent in 1925 under its founder, Ōnishi Aijirō (大西愛治郎), with the title, Kanrodainin no Ri (甘露台人の理, The Principle of the Living Kanrodai).
Devout Honmichi members are called "people of the way" (みち人, michibito) rather than yōboku ようぼく as in Tenrikyo.
[7] Honmichi began as a religion on July 15, 1913 in Yamaguchi when its founder Ōnishi Aijirō received a divine revelation, during which God told him that he was the living kanrodai.
[4] Honmichi was a noticeable Japanese religion before World War II due to its leader's active defiance against the Emperor of Japan.
Apart from the headquarters, there are several other locations, including two main offices (支部, shibu): There are five branches (出張所, shutchōjo), including one in the United States: There are also facilities in Katsuragi, Nara (竹之内廟所) and Izumi, Osaka (信太山作業所), as well as a training center (花瀬山修道場) near Fudo Waterfall 不動滝 in Takigawa Valley 滝川渓谷 in Totsukawa, Nara Prefecture (located just to the southwest of Mount Shakka).