What’s going to be built?” and neighbors voice their concerns… Disturbing use of “1,900 tsubo” bought by the former Unification Church.

Nagayama, Tama City, Tokyo. In March of this year, the name “Unification Church” suddenly surfaced in this town surrounded by greenery and rich in nature that attracts many hikers. It all started when the Tama City Council approved the acquisition of land by the Unification Church (now known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification) at a city council meeting. A check of the land registry revealed that the church had purchased approximately 1,900 tsubo (6,300 m2) of land owned by a confectionery wholesale company in April 2010.

Across the road is Nagayama Metropolitan High School, and right next to it are educational institutions such as Kokushikan University’s Tama Campus, and about a five-minute walk away is a residential area. The cult has caused major problems with its concealed recruiting methods, psychic sales, and high donations, and the Kokushikan Educational Corporation is “deeply concerned about any unfavorable impact on the educational environment of our school,” and the Tokyo Metropolitan Nagayama High School has issued a statement saying, “We will strive to manage the school with the safety and security of our students as our top priority. The Tokyo Metropolitan Nagayama High School announced a statement saying, “We will strive to manage the school with the safety and security of our students as our top priority.

The sudden land acquisition drama continues to unnerve nearby residents even now that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has requested an order to dissolve the school.

As they were anxious about how the land would be used, it was also revealed in June of this year that the cult had communicated to the city the construction of a training facility. It is creepy that a base for a cult that is even discussing a dissolution order is going to be built in the neighborhood,” said a neighborhood resident.