Konkōkyō Youth Association Advisor's Badge/金光教青年會顧問章

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner.

Obverse

青 - Youth

金光教青年會 - Konkōkyō Youth Association

顧問章 - Advisor's /Consultant; Counselor/ Badge

Konkōkyō (金光教, Konkō-kyō), or Konkō, is a Shinto sect with origins in Shinbutsu-shūgō beliefs. It is part of the Kyoha Shintō Rengōkai (教派神道連合会, Association of Sectarian Shinto). It was founded by Bunjirō Kawate (川手文治郎, Kawate Bunjirō; 1814–1883) (also known as Konkō Daijin (金光大神)) 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 (divine spirits of those who died) to which every Konko worship hall has two altars for this purpose.​