Education
Onisaburo had studied Honda Chikaatsu"s "Spirit Studies" (Honda Reigaku), he also learned to mediate spirit possession (chinkon kishin) from Honda"s disciple Nagasawa Katsutate in Shizuoka.
出口 王仁三郎
Onisaburo had studied Honda Chikaatsu"s "Spirit Studies" (Honda Reigaku), he also learned to mediate spirit possession (chinkon kishin) from Honda"s disciple Nagasawa Katsutate in Shizuoka.
In 1900 Kisaburō married Nao"s fifth daughter Sumi and adopted the name Deguchi Onisaburō. In 1908 he and Deguchi Nao founded the Dai Nihon Shūseikai which in 1913 became Taihonkyō and in 1916 the Kōdō Ōmoto. He would also dress as a shaman, and often even took up the appearances of female divinities.
His outlook on life tended to be eclectic, sometimes even to the point of being outrageous.
This placed him in opposition to the authorities at the time, though he had the ability to hide lieutenant This again differentiated him from Nao Deguchi, who was more open and direct in her proclamations.
Onisaburo was quite talented in quieting the government officials while at the same time subverting their efforts that he found distasteful or amoral. Onisaburo"s legacy is largely concerned with art, including a wealth of calligraphic and poetic works.
He also dabbled in cinema, sculpture, and pottery, leaving behind thousands of items which are now considered by many enthusiasts to be of great value.