Ayabe, Kyoto

city in Kyōto prefecture, Japan

thumb|right|150px|Nao Deguchi, the foundress of Oomoto thumb|right|150px|Deguchi Onisaburo, the co-founder of Oomoto thumb|right|200px|Chōseiden (長生殿) in Ayabe, Kyoto|Ayabe , also known as , is a religion founded in the 1890s by Deguchi Nao (1836–1918) and Deguchi Onisaburō (1871–1948). Oomoto is typically categorized as a Shinto-based Japanese new religion. The spiritual leaders of the movement have always been women within the Deguchi family, along with Onisaburō as its founding seishi (spiritual teacher). Since 2001, the movement has been guided by its fifth leader, Kurenai Deguchi.

railway station in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

railway station in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

railway station in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

railway station in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

railway station in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Oomoto religious text dictated by Nao Deguchi

constituency of the Japanese House of Representatives