Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō

Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō
天照皇大神宮教
Sayo Kitamura, the religion's founder
ScriptureSeisho (生書) (4 volumes)
FounderSayo Kitamura
Origin1945
Tabuse

Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō (Japanese 天照皇大神宮教) is a Japanese new religious movement which emerged from Shinto. The movement began activities in 1945, and reportedly includes 450,000 members. It was established by Sayo Kitamura (北村 サヨ) (1900–1967), who claimed to be possessed by Amaterasu under the name Tenshō-Kōtaijin.

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