birth_name article_title name death_date
nakamura , ichiro ichiro nakamura
 nakamura , ichiro 1999
ichiro nakamura

ichiro nakamura -lrb- died 1999 -rrb- , was the late director of the society of johrei , kyoto , japan .
nakamura inherited and developed rev. mokichi okada 's -lrb- 1882 -- 1955 -rrb- teaching on the religious school of church of world messianity .
okada claimed to have received a special revelation from god in 1926 , leading him to found a new religion in 1935 to spread the teachings .
the mokichi okada association -lrb- moa -rrb- was established in 1980 to continue his work `` toward the creation of a new civilization to be undertaken without confining okada 's principles and their implementation within a religious framework '' .
much of okada 's extensive art collection is now housed in the moa museum of art in atami , japan .
the aim of church of world messianity is to help to establish the conditions for a paradise on earth by eliminating the three great tragedies : illness , poverty and conflict .
the principal activities are the johrei , appreciation of the beauty and natural farming .
