Kofukukai Yamagishi-kai

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The Kōfukukai Yamagishi-kai ( Japanese 幸福 会 ヤ マ ギ シ 会 , German "Glücksgesellschaft Yamagishi-kai"), also known as Yamagishi-kai ( ヤ マ ギ シ oder) or Yamagishi , is a religious, ecosophical ( ecology and philosophy ) movement from Japan .

organization

Members are initiated in so-called Tokkoh courses ( 特 講 , tokkō , dt. "Special study") and Kensan meetings ( 研 鑽 , dt. "Study deepening ") or remain connected to the association. They mostly donate their entire fortune, which is one of the causes of criticism from society and makes it difficult to leave. Yamagishi operates farms in Japan and Europe. According to its own information, there are 27 villages (municipalities) with 15 to 1000 members worldwide .

history

The sect is named after its founder, the farmer Miyozō Yamagishi ( 山 岸 巳 代 蔵 ) from the area around Kyoto . In 1958 the first commune in Japan called Jikkenchi ( 実 顕 地 ) was established. The largest is Toyosato in Takanoo-chō, Tsu , Mie Prefecture with around 400 members.

Web links

Individual evidence

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  4. ↑ Whatever happened to Yamagishi? The Japan Times , Jan. 15, 2008; accessed on December 10, 2018