Konko

Konkōkyō , or Konkō, is a Shinto sect with origins in Shinbutsu-shūgō beliefs. It is part of the Kyoha Shintō Rengōkai . It was founded by Bunjirō Kawate in 1859. Konkōkyō primarily worships a kami named Tenchi Kane No Kami (天地金乃神), as well as other kami, namely the Mitama no Kami. To which every Konko worship hall has two altars for this purpose. To define Konkōkyō with any particular theism is difficult. As it is a Shinto sect, its general belief system and worldview aligns with Shinto as a whole. It can be defined with various ideas depending on how one personally interprets the nature of Tenchi Kane no Kami, whether it is monotheist, polytheist, henotheist, pantheist, and so forth. Regardless of one's personal interpretation, Konkōkyō does not deny or exclude other deities or other religions.

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