Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō

Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō (Japanese 天照皇大神宮教) is a Japanese new religious movement which emerged from Shinto.

It was established by Sayo Kitamura (北村 サヨ) (1900–1967), with activities beginning in 1945.

[1] Kitamura claimed possession by Amaterasu under the title Tenshō-Kōtaijin.

Its headquarters are in Tabuse (田布施町, Tabuse-chō), a town in the district of Kumage District, Yamaguchi, Japan.

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Sayo Kitamura
Muga no Mai (Tensho Kotaijingu-Kyo's dance), 1948