Konkokyo is a religion founded in 1859 by Konko Daijin, a farmer in Japan. It is based on his belief in and teachings about Tenchi Kane No Kami, the Principle Parent of the Universe. There are more than 1,500 churches and over 400,000 believers throughout the world. The headquarters is located in a small town called “Konko-cho” in Okayama Prefecture in Japan. The current spiritual head is the Reverend Heiki Konko, the great-great grandson of the Founder. Konko means “golden light,” and it signifies the desire to shine a bright light on humanity with teachings of the universe.

* All personal names follow the Japanese practice of the family name coming before the given name except when a title such as "Reverend" is given.

Name in Japanese:
Name in English	Konkokyo/Konko Religion/Konko Faith
Founded	1859 in Konko-cho, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Founder	Konko Daijin (1814-1883)
Deity Worshipped	Tenchi Kane No Kami Ikigami Konko Daijin
Spiritual Leader	Konko Heiki (1934- ) since 1991
Chief Administrative Director	Sato Mitsutoshi
Number of Adherents	430,000 (as of 2006)
Number of Ministers	2,048 male and 2,066 female (as of 2006)
Number of Churches in Japan	1,553 (as of 2006)
Number of Overseas Churches	North America: 12 Hawaii: 6 Brazil: 6 Paraguay: 1 South Korea: 1
The Konkokyo Crest	See above. The kanji character for "Kon" (gold) is enclosed in a circle with eight petals. The petals signified all the directions on Earth in which the Founder's teachings would be disseminated.