Tenri Hospital Explained

Tenri Hospital
Coordinates:34.6028°N 135.8386°W
Location:Tenri City, Nara Prefecture
Country:Japan
Opened:April 1, 1966

Tenri Hospital (天理よろづ相談所病院 Tenri Yorozu Sōdanjo Byōin) is an international hospital in Tenri City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on April 1, 1966.[1]

It was founded as part of the secular mission of Tenrikyo. In a nation where medical care is often highly specialized and cross-specialist treatment can be difficult, Tenri Hospital founded and developed the first department of general medicine.[2] It is part of Tenrikyo's oyasato-yakata complex surrounding the Jiba, and it is built in the same syncretic style as the rest of the complex.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tenri Hospital. Tenri Yorozu. June 16, 2020.
  2. Hayasaki, T. M.D. and S. Koizumi, M.D. History and Current Condition of General Medicine in Japan Saga Medical School