[1][2][user-generated source][3] It was founded by Hirayama Seisai (1815–1890)[1] and is considered a form of Confucian Shinto.
[1][4][5] Hirayama Seisai was involved in diplomatic negotiations as a senior vassal of the Shogunate at the end of the Edo period.
[6][7] At the beginning of the Meiji Restoration, he turned to Shinto.
[8][9][2][user-generated source][10] During his tenure as president, Mitake-kyo also gained independence.
[8] After World War II, it became independent from the Sect Shinto federation alongside Tenrikyo.