Nitta Kuniteru

(1829–1902) was a founder of a Sect Shinto group. He founded in 1849. He read the Analects at age 9. He managed to gain independence for the sect in 1876.

Biography Nitta Kuniteru was born on December 30, 1829. His birthplace was Ebara-mura (拝原村) in Awa Province on the island of Shikoku (present-day Mima, Tokushima). He had several names. Sometimes he was called Takezawa Kansaburo. He also used the name Toyō.

He read the Analects at age 9 in 1838.

His early life was a time of change during the late Edo period. There was unrest in the country. Western ideas and Christian missions were influencing Japan. This worried many people. They wanted to protect Japanese culture.