The Japanese sect Ho No Hana Sanpogyo (法の華三法行 Hō No Hana Sanpōgyō) was a new religious movement founded by "His Holiness" [1] Hogen Fukunaga. The sect was found to have engaged in fortune telling fraud in Japan.

The Tokyo District Court convicted Fukunaga, 60, whose real name is Teruyoshi Fukunaga, of fraud. Prosecutors had demanded that he be jailed for 13 years. The court also handed a four-year prison term to Akemi Maezawa, 41, a former senior member of the cult for conspiring with Fukunaga in the crime.

Three more elite members of the Ho-no-Hana Sampogyo foot-reading cult, including a man in charge of publishing the ghost-written books of its founder, were arrested Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into fraud charges.

Police believe that Fukunaga and other high-ranking cult members cheated thousands of people by saying that the guru possessed supernatural healing power. Investigators also confirmed that claims of miraculous cures of terminal illnesses printed in the cult's book were all sham.

May 9, 2000 · Four years ago, some of Fukunaga's followers began to defect, and 1,000 of them eventually filed lawsuits. Fukuoka District Court Judge Motoaki Kimura recently proclaimed the cult legally...

These secret documents included money transmittal records and decisions made by cult founder Fukunaga, 55, the sources said. The cult, headquartered in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, is said to have collected about 100 billion yen as ''training fees'' and other pretexts.

Feb 4, 2023 · According to the BBC's reportage, Hogen Fukunaga, whose real name is Teruyoshi Fukunaga, started off as an electrician, who in 1987 realized that he was the reincarnation of both Jesus Christ and the Buddha. He started a cult.

Jul 16, 2005 · The Tokyo District Court convicted Hogen Fukunaga, 60, of fraud, concluding he deceived his followers into paying "fees for training" that would cure them of diseases.

Fukunaga, who claims to be an oracle, seems to have enjoyed his meeting with the Pope the most, and mentioned the occasion in several magazines and books. He handed the cult's canon, "Tensei-Seisho (Scripture of heavenly voice)," to the Pope, and was given a ring in return.

A Japanese cult infamous for its foot-reading scams under the guise of spiritual healing. Ho No Hana Sanpogyo, colloquially known as the “foot reading cult,” was a new religious movement that gained notoriety in Japan for its fraudulent practices centered around foot reading.