Fukada Chiyoko

(October 3, 1887 – January 6, 1925) was the Japanese founder of , a Japanese new religion based in Tamba, Hyōgo Prefecture. She began her religious career after receiving a divine revelation on July 16, 1919. For the next five and a half years until her death at the age of 37, she carried out faith healing and teaching that attracted numerous followers.

Biography Fukada was born in Ogawa Village (小川村), Hikami District (氷上郡), Hyōgo (now Tanba City). On July 16, 1919 (Taishō 8), at the age of 33, she received a . This date is commemorated by Ennōkyō as the .

From 1919 until her death in 1925, Fukada employed a distinctive set of esoteric devotional and healing practices known as . She gained many followers from the surrounding region due to her charisma and reports of healings.

Legacy In the Ennōkyō religion, Fukada is commemorated with the posthumous title . Fukada Nagaharu organized his mother's teachings and writings into a coherent doctrine, emphasizing teachings such as:

"common root of Heaven and Earth" "unity of mind and matter" "unity of all religions" "life itself is religion"