Abstract: New religion groups emerged in large numbers during the social turmoil from the end of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji period and the social movement of 1920s. The characteristics of new religion group are as following, the founder is sickened or common social people are with an unfortunate family, the group would develop their believers energeticallyand ask for real interest,the organization is perfect, etc. At first, their doctrines were in contradiction with the government policy and national ideology, therefore the new religion was often banned or suppressed by the government. The new religion groups gradually revised their doctrine and began to support the government’s aggressive and expansive policy in order to developthemselves.

Key words: new religion, Tenrikyo, wartime system, TenriVillage