1836	Dec 16	Birth of Nao Deguchi.
1871	July 12	Birth of Onisaburo Deguchi.
1883	Feb 3	Birth of Sumiko Deguchi.
1887	July 26	Dr. Ludoviko Zamenhof founds Esperanto.
1892	Feb 3	Founding of Oomoto.
1893	Sept 11-27	Parliament of World Religions, Chicago.
1895		Foundation of Shinto Doshikai (Precursor of Sectarian Shinto Federation).
1897	Dec 28	Birth of Hidemaru Deguchi.
1899	July 3	Onisaburo joins Oomoto.
1900	Jan 1	Onisaburo and Sumiko marry.
1901	July 12	Nao brings back sacred flame from Izumo Grand Shrine.
1902	March 7	Birth of Naohi Deguchi.
1918	Nov 6	Passing of Nao Deguchi.
1921	Feb 12	1st Oomoto Incident. Onisaburo is incarcerated in Osaka until June 17 that year.
	Oct 18	Onisaburo begins dictating “Tales from the SpiritWorld”.
1922	Aug	Bahai followers visit Oomoto.
1923	June 25	Esperanto Society of Oomoto founded.
	Nov 4	Leaders of Tao Yüan and the World Red Swastika Society from China visit Oomoto.
	Dec 19	Futen joins in religious affiliation with Oomoto.
1924	Feb 13	Onisaburo leaves on Mongolia Expedition.
	June 21	Onisaburo is arrested in Paindara, Mongolia.
1925	May 22	World Religious Federation (WRF) is established by Onisaburo in Peking, China. The Asian Headquarters of WRF are housed at the Oomoto Headquarters, Kameoka.
	June 9	The Aizenkai (Universal Love and Brotherhood Association) is founded.
	Sept 1-5	Oomoto participates in World Pacifist Conference in Paris.
1926	May	Affiliation with new Spiritualist Movement groups White Flag from Germany, Bulgaria’s White Fraternity, England’s Greater World Spiritualist League, and Brazilian Spiritualist groups.
	Oct 13	Establishment of Aizenkai Brazil Headquarters.
1928	Feb 1	Naohi and Hidemaru marry.
1929	July 14	Joint prayer services between Shinto and Tao Yüan led by Onisaburo in Manchuria.
1930	March 8	Kyoto Religious Exposition (through May 6).
1931		Hidemaru visits China and Manchuria (also 1932).
	May 23	Oomoto visits East Asian countries for the third time, deepens ties of religious cooperation with Tao Yuan, Islam, Tibetan Buddhism.
	March	Aizenkai Branch established in Pohnpei, Micronesia.
	Aug 22	Choseiden groundbreaking.
1932	June 18	Oomoto affiliation with Tibetan Buddhism.
1934	Oct 7	Affiliation with World Mahayana Buddhist Group.
1935	Oct	Affiliation with Cao Dai.
	Dec 8	Second Oomoto Incident, Onisaburo arrested.
1942	July 31	Onisaburo released.
1945		End of Second Incident, government declares Oomoto innocent; grounds restored.
1948	Jan 19	Passing of Onisaburo.
1952	March 31	Passing of Sumiko.
	Nov 3-6	1st World Federation Asia Conference, Hiroshima.
1954	Nov 1-5	2nd World Federation Asia Conference, Tokyo, followed on the 14th by a conference in Kameoka.
1955	Aug 8	World Religious Conference for Peace, Ayabe Congress.
1956	July 8	Isao Deguchi visits Cao Dai Headquarters in Tay Ninh, Vietnam.
1960	Nov 26	New Japanese Religion Youth Association Inaugural Congress.
1962	April 11	Foundation of the Japan Religious Cooperative Committee for Peace.
1965	Feb 2	Tour of Middle Eastern countries by peace delegation of Japanese religionists.
	Sept 12-15	International Shinto Conference, America.
1967	May 2	First World Federationalist Japan Religious Committee Meeting is held in Tokyo.
1970	Oct 16-21	1st World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP), Kyoto. Formation of the WCRP.
1972	Oct 18	Exhibition of Onisaburo’s art at Cernuschi Museum, Paris.
1973	Aug 5	Teruaki Furuta visits Cao Dai Headquarters, Vietnam.
	Aug 8	1st Memorial Service for Atom Bomb Victims, Nagasaki Peace Park (Oomoto participates yearly ever since).
1974	Jan 23	Oomoto Traveling Arts Exhibition kick-off, Victoria and Albert Museum, England.
	March 24	Aizenkai Kathmandu Branch established.
1975	Jan 6	Visit to Kameoka by Dr. Frederick Franck, through Feb 6.
	March 12	Oomoto Shinto ceremony at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York.
	Sept 30	Oomoto Arts Exhibition opens in Victoria, British Columbia.
	Oct 20	Shinto service at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on the occasion of the UN 30th Anniversary, and the 5th meeting of the Temple of Understanding (TOU).
	Nov 16	Oomoto Shinto ceremony at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco.
1976	March 28	Aizenkai Branch opened in Madras, India.
	July 26	Oomoto School of Traditional Japanese Arts Founded.
	Oct 12	Cardinal Sergio Pignedoli of the Vatican visits Oomoto.
1977	Feb 3	“Kiss of Peace”, Dean Morton at Ayabe.
	Oct 12	Oomoto Shinto service in the Vatican.
	Nov 7	Episcopal/Oomoto joint worship service, Kameoka (Dean Rodgers of Grace Cathedral).
1978	Feb 16	Hindu-Buddhist-Oomoto joint worship service, Kathmandu.
	Feb 19	Aizenkai Branch opened in Bangalore, India
	May 7	1st Oomoto Miroku Kengensai and Poem Festival at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NY.
	July 19	Japanese religious representatives meet with Vatican representatives at the Lake Nemi Conference, Italy.
1979	Feb 28	Hindu-Buddhist-Oomoto Joint Worship service at Aizenkai Lumbini Branch.
1979	March 10	Aizenkai Branch opened in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
	May 4	3rd Oomoto/Episcopal joint worship service, Kameoka.
	June 23	Kyotaro visits H.H. the Dalai Lama, Dharamsala, India.
	Nov 19	Joint prayer for peace on Mt. Sinai: Judaism, Islam, Christianity.
1980	May 10	2nd Oomoto Miroku Kengensai at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NY.
	May 16	Noh perfomance at Canterbury Cathedral.
	Oct 13-25	Dean Victor de Waal of Canterbury Cathedral visits Oomoto.
	Nov 8	H. H. the Dalai Lama visits Oomoto.
1981	Feb 5	1st Aizenkai Asian Representative Conference, Kyoto.
	June 23-26	World Religionists Ethics Congress (WOREC), Tokyo.
	Nov 7	Utamatsuri Poem Festival, Ayabe, Japan.
1982	May 29	3rd Oomoto Miroku Kengensai service at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NY.
1983	Jan 14	Aizenkai Branch opened in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
	March 23	Aizenkai Branch opened in Mysore, India.
	March 25	Aizenkai Branch opened in Delhi, India.
	Nov 5	Utamatsuri Joint Worship Service, “Peace and Creation”, Kameoka.
	Nov 16	Aizenkai Branch opened in Turichirapalli, India.
1984	March 6	2nd joint prayer for peace on Mt. Sinai, Egypt.
	Dec	Oomoto ceremony at Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
1985	April 1	Oomoto delegation conducts worship service on Pohnpei, Micronesia.
	Nov 7	2nd Aizenkai Asian Representatives Conference, Kameoka.
1986	June 27	Cardinal Francis Arinze of the Vatican visits Oomoto.
	July 18	Aizenkai Headquarters opened in Kathmandu, Nepal.
	Aug	“Friends of Oomoto” established in San Francisco.
	Sept 17	Aizenkai Branch opened in Manila, Philippines.
	Oct 27	1st Prayer Gathering for World Peace, Assisi, Italy.
1987	July 29	Oomoto Memorial Service for War Victims, Treblinka, Poland.
	Aug 3-4	Mt. Hiei Religious Summit, Kyoto.
1988	April 1	Aizenkai Branch opened in Koslanda, Sri Lanka.
	April 11-15	Global Forum on Human Survival, Oxford, England.
	Oct 4-10	Oomoto Youth Exchange Mission to Shanghai, China.
1989	Aug 13	Aizenkai Branch re-opened in Pohnpei, Micronesia.
	Sept 1	Community of St. Egidio, 3rd World Day of Prayer for Peace, Warsaw, Poland.
1990	Jan 15-19	2nd Global Forum, Moscow.
	March 1	Aizenkai Delegation visit to Nepal. Joint worship service (Hindu, Buddhist, Oomoto) held at Lumbini.
	Aug 3	Multaqa Mt. Hiei Conference, Kyoto.
	Sept 23	Passing of Naohi, Kiyoko accedes as Spiritual Leader.
	Nov 4-5	H.E. Cardinal Sin, Rabbi Shear Yashuv Cohen, and Dr. Abdullah Naseef visit Ayabe.
	Nov 8	Sheikh Ahmad Kuftaro, Grand Mufti of Syria, visits Oomoto.
1991	April 11	Visit to Damascus, Syria at Sheikh Kuftaro’s invitation.
	May 6-7	Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina by Oomoto delegation.
	Nov 16	Multaqa Sudan Global Peace Conference, Khartoum, Sudan.
	Dec 25	Passing of Hidemaru.
1992	June 1	Global Forum, Rio de Janeiro Environmental Summit.
	July 1	Cardinal Francis Arinze visits Oomoto.
	July 5	Oomoto Shinto Seminar students perform Shinto service for world peace on the Japan Sea coast.
	Aug 29	Aizenkai Hong Kong Friendship Association established.
	Sept 3	World Hindu Conference, Bali, Indonesia.
	Sept 13-15	Community of St. Egidio, 6th World Day of Prayer for Peace; Brussels, Belgium.
	Nov 6	Completion of the Choseiden Sanctuary in Ayabe.
1993	April 17-23	Kyoto Global Forum.
	April 18	Iwashimizu Prayer Gathering of Indigenous Religions, Kyoto.
	Sept 11	Community of St. Egidio, 7th World Day of Prayer for Peace; Milan, Italy.
	Nov 2	Aizenkai Branches opened in Bhaktipur and Patan, Nepal.
	Nov 2-3	Aizenkai International Conference, Fukuchiyama, Japan.
	Nov 4-5	Ayabe Prayer Offering and Forum, Choseiden.
	Nov 2	Aizen Center opened in Kathmandu, Nepal.
1995	March	Aizenkai Prayer for Peace and Memorial Service, Manila, Philippines.
	June	Bishop Swing proposes United Religions Initiative.
	Oct 21-22	UN 50th Interfaith Service and Symposium at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York.
1996	July 31	Bishop Swing visits Oomoto.
	July 18	Aizenkai Branch opened in Republic of Palau.
	Aug 22	Dr. Agostino Giovagnoli and Giuseppe Brancaccio of the Community of St. Egidio visit Kameoka
	Aug 23-30	Dean Morton visits Kameoka for discussions concerning the future of the interfaith movement.
	Oct 10	Community of St. Egidio, 10th World Day of Prayer for Peace, Rome.
	Oct 28-30	Oomoto Youth Delegation trip to California.

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• Oomoto participates in Sant’Egidio conference : Dialogue among religions and cultures : On divided island nation of Cyprus By Bill Roberts
• Photo Album : Portraits of three branches: Shoko, Tanegashima and Aomori By Bill Roberts
• Oomoto FAQ
• A Letter from Oomoto : Of mountains and myths By Bill Roberts
• Polyglot poem festival The Utamasturi is going international — what’s next? By Bill Roberts
• Ethics education program captures the spirit of Bankyo Dokon By Bill Roberts
• A Letter from Oomoto : A year’s worth of adventure in a summer of branch visits By Bill Roberts
• In Kumamoto, it’s all about water – and fire By Bill Roberts
• A speech by Nevada Taylor at the Kii Branch in Wakayama Prefecture on April 13, 2008.:An Encounter With Oomoto Through Aikido
• Utamatsuri, Poem Festival, in Tokyo(on April 17, 2008)
• A speech by Neil Ryan Walsh at the Kobe branch on Mar. 9th, 2008.:Planting the Seeds of the Soul
• Meeting with the Fifth Spiritual Leader of Oomoto, Madame Kurenai Deguchi by Neil Ryan Walsh
• A speech by Neil Ryan Walsh at the Nagoya branch on Feb. 17th, 2008.:The Japanese Arts beyond National Boundaries
• To the Oomoto branch in Nagoya: City of Eel and Toyota by Neil Ryan Walsh
• A Speech by Nissim Ben Shitrit, Ambassador of Israel on the occasion of the Oomoto Setsubun Grand Festival in Ayabe February 3rd, 2008 : Japan and Israel : Two Lands Balancing the Needs of Traditional Culture and Modern Life. r
• A permanent memorial to Onisaburo (A Speech at the Autumn Grand Festival , November 6, 2007 : )By James Parks Morton, Founder and Chair, Emeritus of The Interfaith Center of New York
• Israel, Palestine and the Power of Poetry(Oomoto believes small efforts can have lasting ripple effects on people and peace)By Bill Roberts
• “Something Great”(This genetics pioneer, a friend of Oomoto, offers a clue to the mystery of life)By Bill Roberts
• Kamishima Cleanup (Harima branch members regularly visit this sacred island to keep the shrine tidy)By Bill Roberts
• Kyotaro Deguchi was one of six recipients of the 2007 James Parks Morton Interfaith Award

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• History
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Opinions[Archive]

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• A speech by Bill Roberts at the Oomoto branch in Hiroshima after its monthly service on March 18, 2007:Encounters with war and peace
• How Bankyo Dokon changed one life by Linda Macphee
• A speech by Bill Roberts at the Hokuriku (Kanazawa) branch on Dec. 3, 2006:Ritual and myth -an encounter with ‘divine madness’
• A speech by Bill Roberts at the Himeji Cultural Center on Feb. 25, 2007:Mesmerized by the Japanese Arts
• A speech by Bill Roberts at the Kobe branch on Feb. 11th, 2007.:There are just human tears and human joy
• A Speech on the occasion of the Oomoto Setsubun Grand Festival in Ayabe February 3rd, 2007 : Egypt's role in Middle East peace
• Keynote Speech for the 28th World Federation Japanese Religionists Conference for World Peace in Tokyo (at Kokugakuin University, Novermber 29, 2006):Vision for Peace in the Middle East By Dr. Munther S. Dajani, Professor Dean, Faculty of Arts, Al Quds University, Jerusalem
• A speech to the Kyoto branch:Spiritual adventures in researching Oomoto leaders
• A Speech at The Oomoto Foundation on Monday, November 6, 2006 : Jordan's role in Middle East By Samir Nouri, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
• A letter from Oomoto:The Young People of Tottori
• A speech by Bill Roberts on the occasion of the dedication ceremony for the new shrine of Tottori Branch By Bill Roberts Oct. 8, 2006
• A speech by Bill Roberts at the Oomoto branch in Hiroshima after its monthly service on March 18, 2007:Encounters with war and peace
• How Bankyo Dokon changed one life by Linda Macphee
• A speech at Setsubun : A Portrait of Oomoto By Bill Roberts Feb. 3, 2006
• New Publication ! By Bill Roberts Feb. 3, 2006 A Portrait of Oomoto
  

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Books

Online Books

• Divine Signposts by Onisaburo DEGUCHI
• The Creation of Meaning by Hidemaru Deguchi


• Bankyo Dokon(Seventy years of Inter-Religious Activity at Oomoto)
• Nao Deguchi — A Biography of the Foundress of Oomoto

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• The Great Onisaburo Deguchi published by Aiki News
• Bankyo Dokon Seventy Years of Inter-Religious Activity at Oomoto
• Insearch of Meaning
• Nao Deguchi A Biography of the Foundress of Oomoto
• A Portrait of Oomoto 　 By Bill Roberts

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• The History of Oomoto (Jan.– Mar. 1980 — Apr.– Jun. 1982)
• The Ancestors; Friends or Foes? (Apr.– Jun. 1987)
• Tsukinamisai; The Sabbath of Shinto (Jan.– Jun. 1983)

• The Poem Festival at Oomoto; An Ancient Rite Lives Again (Oct.– Dec. 1981)
• Purification of the Universe ; Oomoto's Setsubun Festival (Apr.– Jun. 1981)

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