Shinji Shūmeikai (神慈秀明会) (often abbreviated to Shumei) is a Japanese new religious movement and organization founded in 1970 by Mihoko Koyama (小山美秀子).
The purpose of the organization was to promote the health, happiness and harmony of all people by applying the insights of Mokichi Okada, the founder of Church of World Messianity.
At the age of 37, Meishusama began searching for the spiritual meaning of life and joined the Shinto-related religious group Oomoto.
Meishusama (Mokichi Okada) taught that a world free of sickness, poverty, and discord is within everyone’s reach through the spiritual healing of Jyorei, the practice of Natural Agriculture, and the appreciation of Art and Beauty.
[7] The architect I. M. Pei had earlier designed the bell tower at Misono,[8] the international headquarters and spiritual center of the Shumei organisation.