() is a Shinto-based Japanese new religion. The headquarters of Makoto no Michi is located in Kasuya, Tokyo. Waterfall meditation, which is also a shugendo practice, is one of its main practices.
History.
In 1948, the religion was founded as Chidori-kai (千鳥会). Hagiwara Makoto (, 1910–1981), who had returned from China after World War II, registered it as a religious organization in 1949 and became its leader. In 1952, the organization's name was changed to Makoto no Michi.
One of Hirohito's former aides claimed that Empress Nagako's lady-in-waiting Imaki Yoshiko () was a follower of Makoto no Michi, and that the empress herself may have been influenced by the religion as she was looking for a way to alleviate Hirohito's illness during his later years.
Spiritual leaders.
In order of succession, the spiritual leaders (教え主) of Makoto no Michi are:
Beliefs and practices.
Divine revelations.
Makoto no Michi practices the receiving of (お伝え), in which a under divine possession works together with a spirit mediator known as a (サニワ), along with various ritual assistants ("see also" chinkon kishin).
Geography.
Makoto no Michi's sacred geography is derived from that of Oomoto founder Onisaburo Deguchi's "Reikai Monogatari", in which Japan is viewed as a or microcosm of the world. Hokkaido is viewed as the equivalent of North America, Honshu as Eurasia, Shikoku as Australia, Kyushu as Africa, and Taiwan as South America; these equivalences stem from their common mythical origins during the creation of the world. The geographic equivalents of the main Japanese islands and Taiwan with the world's continents are identical in both Oomoto and Makoto no Michi. For comparison, Oomoto's headquarters in Ayabe has a garden with islands that represent the same set of islands and continents.
For mountains and lakes, equivalents include:
Locations.
Makoto no Michi's administrative headquarters is in Kasuya, Tokyo. The religion also has a waterfall meditation site at Nigitama-no-miya (和魂宮; also called "Tsuki-miya" 月宮) just north of Mount Takao. Makoto no Michi's "inner temple" ("Oku-miya" 奥宮) is Naohi-no-miya (直毘宮), located in Nasu, Tochigi.
Books.
Makoto no Michi has published about a dozen books, a few of which include:
Other books include:
Books in the "Makoto no Michi o motomete" (まことの道を求めて) series: