Komatsu was born in Yokohama in 1928; her mother was the successor to a hereditary line of kannushi (Shinto priests).
The focus of the movement's practices are ritual purification (okiyome or osame) meant to give ascension to the spirits or jaki of departed people which are still bound to the earth.
To that end, rituals have been held following such events as the fall of the Berlin Wall and the September 11 attacks.
This includes the study of kasō, the floor plan of one's house and the influences of energy drawn from various compass directions and shares some similarities with feng shui.
The group also has strong ties to Ise Grand Shrine (Mie Prefecture), where the goddess Amaterasu is believed to reside.