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Japanese new religion
Zenrinkyō (善隣教), also known as Zenrinkai (善隣会), is a Shinto-based Shinshūkyō founded in 1947. It was founded by Rikihisa Tatsusai (力久辰斎) as Tenchi Kōdō Zenrinkai, and is headquartered in Fukuoka Prefecture. Zenrinkyō was registered as a legal religious corporation under the Shūkyō Hōjinrei ordinance in 1948. In 1994, the group had a claimed nominal membership of 450,000 under the leader Rikihisa Ryūseki.
