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Uchūshinkyō Kōmyōjin (宇宙神教光明神), also known asKōmyō Kamu Tama Jingū (光明神玉神宮), is aJapanese new religion.^[1] It is located inYoshida District, Fukui, several kilometers east ofEihei-ji.^[2] It was established as areligious corporation in 1985.

Sacred objects and buildings at the headquarters of Uchūshinkyō Kōmyōjin include the Petrogylph Rock (ペトログラフ岩 or 線刻岩), Goddess Rock (女神岩), Teizan (挺山, an earthen pyramid-like structure representing cosmic waves), Inner Temple (Okumiya 奥宮),Haiden (​拝殿), sacred pillar (御柱,mibashira), and sacred pole.^[3]

In 2024, a sacred pole called themibashira (御柱), considered to be the "zero point" (ゼロポイント) and center of the earth and universe, was installed just outside the main worship hall (本殿,honden). Themibashira itself is cylindrical, while the base isheptagonal.^[3]

The Kōmyō Taisai (光明大祭, "Brilliant Light Grand Festival") has been held every year since the temple's construction in 1986. Fire (goma 護摩) rituals are performed at the festival, and there is a "ceremony for opening the heavenly rock" (天の岩戸開きの儀式).^[4]

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