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- 1. JodoMissionofHawaii 1429MakikiSt. HonoluluHI96814 AddressServiceRequested JodoMissionofHawaii Bulletin-OCTOBER2017 (#1251-1017) REMINDER—OCTOBER BAZAAR POSTPONED TO MARCH 2018 Just a friendly reminder that Jodo Mission of Hawaii’s Bazaar usually scheduled in October is postponed to March 2018 due to renovation work originally scheduled to begin on September 19 and now rescheduled to begin October 18, 2017 on our stairways, concrete walls and ceilings which may include dust and noise. As reported in our September announcement, the renovation work will take a couple of months. For the safety of everyone, during this period, our upstairs Nokotsudo/ Columbarium will be closed beginning October 18. Those wishing to bring flowers may do so by leaving the flowers in the office and specify for which niche. The front Nokotsudo/Columbarium may be closed when the front stairway is be- ing repaired. Those coming to services, please be aware of signs informing you of alternative entrances. All classes held in Ikoi Hall have either be cancelled or shifted to another day in the Social Hall from October 18 for two months. We apologize for this inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact the Jodo Mission office at 949-3995. Thank you for your patience, Jodo Mission of Hawaii
- 2. Page 2 BON DANCE PHOTOS Thank you everyone who attended our Bon Dance, helped with putting up the yagura, helped with food preparation and all those who purchased all the delicious food, kimonos, happi coats and other craft items. We hope everyone had a wonderful time, eating good food and danced around the yagura. One special person is Dr. Hingson Chun. After a hard day’s work as a cardiologist, he comes to our Bon Dance Fri/Sat and takes care of all of our rubbish. He worked so hard! THANK YOU, THANK YOU DR. CHUN! BQ sticks were skewered, lots of BQ meat! Even Rev. Narashiba helped. Fujinkai’s call for help brought many ladies and men to help with sushi making. Some former Sunday School students had fun catching up on their current lives—see Charlene Takasue & Glenn Soma in the back of the su- shi ladies in right photo. Above is Stan Miike who was announcing the various songs with help from Masa Kitajima. Carly Molnaire and her family handling gyoza. Carly is smiling in the back. Below are gyoza makers with Carly Molnaire (center smiling) THANK YOU. THANK YOU. Christine & Jo Ann—time to put the sauce on the BQ sticksChristine & Jo Ann—time to put the sauce on the BQ sticks Christine & Jo Ann— time to put the sauce on the BQ sticks
- 3. Page 3 More Bon Dance Photos Oshiro family, including Her- bert Fujikawa, Caren and Allison Oshiro make GREAT shave ice! Did you try the Jodo Mission Special? Future Andagi makers, learning from chef Kay Oshiro Marianne Ono (left) of Haleiwa Jodo Mission and the Kawamura family (making andagi) come to help at Bon Dance. People brought their own chairs and found a good spot to view the dancing; others used chairs provided Happy Workers: Rev. Narashiba, Charlene, Janice, Julie, Gail, Clarice Below Ralph, Amy, Yasuyo and Christine Koto Music at Jodo Mission of Hawaii On August 27, 2017, Darin Miyashiro, lecturer and koto Instructor at the University of Hawaii, provided some koto music after our Sunday service. With him were his wife, Mika Miyashiro and student, Sophie Narashiba. Darin Miyashiro, born and raised in Hawaii, he graduated from Waiakea High School and attended the Univer- sity of Redlands earning BA degrees in Music and Asian Studies. During his junior year at Waseda University he was introduced to Kazue Sawai and began studying classic and contemporary koto music under her and other masters at the Sawai Koto Institute in Tokyo. He also serves as an instructor for Sawai Koto Kai Hawaii, So-shin Kai in Hilo. He has studied gagaku with the Hawaii Gagaku Society and studies Ryuku soukyoku with Okinawan koto master Hideaki Miyazato. Thank you Miyashiro Sensei for demonstrating Japanese culture in koto music!
- 4. Page 4 Respect for the Aged Day (Keiro no Hi): In Japan, Keiro no Hi is a Japanese designated Public Holiday celebrated annually to honor elderly citizens. This holiday started in 1966 as a national holiday held every September 15 and today celebrated on the third Monday in September as part of the “Happy Monday System”. Rev. Narashiba in his sermon on September 10, 2017 said that Japan is the only country that has a national holiday as a respect for the elderly. He said it started with a man named Kadowaki who in 1947 became the village leader in the Hyogo Prefecture. He was only 40 years old. Mr. Kadowaki had a committee of elderly (in those days elderly was 55 years old) and asked for their advice. It is with the advice of the elderly he was able to carry on his work as the village leader. As part of his sermon, Rev. Narashiba presented a video with a very beautiful song (entitled “Grateful to You”) and exercises that they do in Japan. The song is so beautiful thanking the Ojiichan and Obaachan for all that they have done for us and they were always good to us. It is such a beautiful song, we wish we could hear it a lot more and the exercises were just refreshing. Here at Jodo Mission of Hawaii we continue to honor our keiro members 80 years old and older with a special service and presentations by our Sunday School and Intermediate YBA. Honoring Our Keiro Members and Grandparents On September 10, 2017, the Sunday School and Intermediate YBA honored our Keiro members (80 years old and older).. Photo of our keiro members with Sunday School are Eloise Masaki (89), Toshiko Kita- gawa (98), Tomoko Hisamoto (92), back row is June Kamioka (82), Akiko Nishiyama (88), and Clifford Miyamoto (89 hidden behind Mrs. Hisamoto). Our Sunday School is Sophie Narashiba, Jax Guris and Declan Guris. As part of Grandparents’ Day, De- clan and Jax honored their grandfather Richard Yoshitake with beautiful calendars they created. Kanreki Party: All members who made or will make 60 years old in 2017 will be honored at a “Kanreki Party” on Sunday, November 12, 2017 after O-Juya Service at 10 a.m. What is “Kanreki”? This birth- day celebration is important because at 60 years old you have completed a full circle on the lunar calendar which is made up of 12 different animals. There is no charge for the party however donations are welcome! Please call Jodo Mission to let us know you are coming (we need a head count). Thank you. Everyone is welcome so please call 949-3995. Baby Wyatt Fujikawa also had beautiful calendars for Grandma Kay Oshiro and Grandpa Masa Oshiro [possibly Mom and Dad Marsha and Herbert Fujikawa helped]. Each Keiro member was treated to a box of chocolates and everyone who came were treated to a delicious Hawaiian Thank you, thank you Sunday School students, mothers ate YBA for a wonderful day! luncheon. and Intermedi-
- 5. Page 5 Introduction to Japanese Culture—Daruma Doll [from Wikipedia] Are you familiar with the Daruma Doll? You might have seen it at someone’s home, while shopping in stores, etc. and wondered what is it. The Daruma doll, also known as a Dharma doll, is a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen sect of Buddhism. These dolls, though typically red and depicting a bearded man (Dharma), vary greatly in color and design depending on the region and artist. It is considered an omocha (or toy) by some, Daruma has a design that is rich in symbolism and is regarded more as a talisman of good luck to the Japanese. Daruma dolls are seen as a symbol of perseverance and good luck, making them a popular gift of encouragement. The doll has also been com- mercialized by many Buddhist temples to use alongside the setting of goals. Use: When purchased, the figure’s eyes are both blank white. A user will then select a goal or wish and paint in one of the figure’s two eyes. Once the desired goal is achieved, the second eye is filled in. Bodhidharma: Bodhidharma was a Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th/6th century AD. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Ch’an (Zen) to China. Little contemporary biographical information on Bodhidharma is extant, and subsequent accounts became layered with legend. According to one tradition, Bodhidharma gained a reputation for, among other things, his practice of wall-gazing. Legend claims that he sat facing a wall in meditation for a period of nine years without moving, which caused his legs and arms to fall off from atrophy. Another popular legend is that after falling asleep during his nine- year meditation he became angry with himself and cut off his eyelids to avoid ever falling asleep again. [TO BE CONTINUED IN A LATER BULLETIN] Hawaii Council of Jodo Missions 41st Biennial Convention September 15-17, 2017 At the 41st Biennial Convention of the Hawaii Council of Jodo Missions, held on September 15-17, 2017, Leonard Chow was reelected as President of the Hawaii Council of Jodo Mis- sions. The other officers are as follows: Robert Miyake (1st VP), Ian Kitajima (2nd VP), Eleanor Miyake (Secretary), Patricia Matsuo (Assistant Secretary), Herbert Fujiwara (Treasurer) , Clifford Miyamoto (Assistant Treasurer), Auditors are Alvin Akimoto and Donald Fujii. Bishop Gensho Hara installed all officers for 2017-2019. Congratulations to everyone!
- 6. Stuart Nago—On September 3, our guest speaker was Stuart Nago who had just returned from another trip to Japan. He talked about the Kini Project of bring- ing families and the com- munity together through music and storytelling. During his tour, he promoted his book “Kini and the Magic Uke,” a cute book for children and adults, written in English and Japanese. Thank you Stuart for sharing! Jodo Mission Office Hours: Monday to Saturday 8am—5pm Sunday & Holidays 8am—3pm Phone: 949-3995 Website: www.jodo.us Rev. Yubun Narashiba Head Minister Rev. Kanjun Nakano Resident Minister Page 6 What is “Perpetual Memorial Service?” (Eitaikyo) This record of a perpetual memorial service and is called Eitaikyo in Japanese. When the date of death occurs for a person listed on this record, the ministers pray for that individual dur- ing the morning service. The prayers will contin- ue each year for as long as Jodo Mission ex- ists. Anyone can be included in it. You may put your own name on the list, too. This also helps when it is difficult to have memorial services. We also welcome you to attend the morning service at 8:30am. How to apply Stop by the office, and fill out the application form. Each name costs $200. After the applica- tion is accepted, the name will be listed on the record. Bishop Gensho Hara Lahaina, Maui Hawaii Council of Jodo Missions 41st Biennial Convention September 15-17, 2017 During the dinner hour, Darin Miyashiro, Mika Miyashiro and Sophie Narashiba performed some koto music on September 16. Mark Nakamura, former President of HCJM, was so impressed to see little Sophie playing the koto, he had to go right up to the stage to listen.
- 7. EITAIKYO (Perpetual Memorial Service) for October 1 Yuriko Hirono Sunao Kurakake Henry Kazuto Hayamoto Miwa Irie Maeda 2 Takeo Taniguchi The Taniguchi Family Yasumoto Kawahara The Kawahara Family Shuichi Yamamura Yoshimi Ohara Tsukie Iwamoto Akira Hashimoto Katsuko Tsuji 3 Tome Yanagihara The Yanagihara Family Masa Uyeda Bishop Bino Mamiya Tanezo Fujimoto Kanako Kimura 4 Tsune Matsumori The Matsumori Family Senichi Iwaki The Iwaki Family Robert Yanagihara 5 Toshiro Ashinaka The Morita & Ashinaka Family Daughter of Mitsutoshi Nakamura Rinji Inouye Hideo Imamoto Katherine Hatsuko Shibuya 6 Masu Tanimura The Tanimura Family Kazuhiro Dean Kawabuchi 7 Itsue Hirohama The Hirohama & Kawasugi Family Wakamaru Masaki Mamu Teraoka Violet Umamoto Wada 8 Junichi Nanba The Nanba Family Sato Morikawa The Morikawa Family Yonesuke Yonemoto The Yonemoto Family Setsuko Tanaka The Tanaka Family Nobue Noyama Gunichi Wakazuru Mamoru Furuya 9 Shinzo Kawamoto Thomas Kiyoshi Aoki 10 Asa Isobe The Isobe Family Kiso Fujimoto Takeo Ishida Shizuku Hashimoto Henry Yoshiichi Uyehara Mildred Mitsue Yanagihara 11 Shizuo Fujikami The Fujikami Family Shizuyo Kimura The Kimura Family Takeo Nakata Ayako Nakamura Yuriko Tarumoto 12 Mitsuo Hisamura Aoki Family Kameyo Kurakake 13 Ishimoto’s Child The Ishimoto & Akimoto Family Yoshiko Imaguchi The Imaguchi Family Seizo Hayashi Masanobu Asai 14 Yukichi Sakuda The Sakuda Family Tsunejiro Imaguchi The Imaguchi Family Shotaro Uyeda The Uyeda Family Kokichi Okimura The Okimura Family Masato Kamisato Tsune Nomiyama Teruko Sumimoto Shimo Hirouji Edward Shoichi Matsumoto Harue Nakagawa 15 Arata Nishimoto (2) The Nishimoto Family Richard Fukashi Yamamoto Kiku Yanagihara Masumi Yano Roy Nobuharu Mukaisu 16 Ichijiro Aoki The Aoki & Okubo Family Iwakichi Matsumori The Matsumori Family Nobuichi Nobuji Yoshio Tsuda Dorothy Kazue Uyehara 17 Tome Nagata Marsha Yoshioka Susumu Yanagihara Koku Hokai Shujo Dr. Masaru Emoto 18 Takeichi Shintaku Tokuichi Iwasaki Marla Miki Horiuchi Masaru Hashimoto Tomoaki Ito Sumi Akashi 19 Harriet Hatsuko Umeda Saito Shizue Omura 20 Masaichi Ishizaki Mino Kamisato Shuichi Yamamura Iso Ikuta Wayne Shoji Nakata Haruyo Kotake 21 Aiko Okamoto The Okamoto & Nakamoto Family Shizuyo Fukada Bradley Yoshiaki Wada 22 Kei Sawamura Kiyomi Fujimoto Jerry Suyeichi Iwamoto Fukae Ono 23 Shigezaburo Kanayama The Kanayama Family Noboru Kuriyama The Kuriyama Family Kousai Nakamura Shozaemon Yoshida Kiyoto Horiuchi Eleanor Masayo Sato 24 Yoshiichi Yamada The Yamada Family Kitaro Yamato The Yamato Family Miru Umemoto Hajime Toyomura 25 Mamoru Fukuda The Fukuda Family Asataro Yamamoto The Yamamoto Family Hatsuji Yamamoto Edward Komao Harada Masa Ikuta Yamada Clinton Toshihiko Tanimura 26 Kikuji Okada Yaichi Maruich Taro Taira Kiyoko Aoki Judy Ukiko Tanaka 27 Fumio Yanagihara The Yanagihara Family Nobuo Amakawa Mamoru Hayashi Take Kimura Toichi Toyofuku Masa Furukawa 28 Hideo Inouye 29 Takayuki Kameoka The Kameoka Family Take Hinotsume Haruyo Hashimoto 30 Fuji Yamada The Yamada Family Sue Matsuo The Matsuo Family Chiyoko Ogata 31 Rikizo Fukuda The Fukuda Family Tora Okawa The Shigeoka &Okawa Family Kuni Yamamoto The Yamamoto Family Yasuko Mitsuyasu Ob i t u a r i e s The Jodo Mission of Hawaii extends its sincere condolenc- es to the family members and loved ones of the following members who have recently left this world for the Pure Land. Jean Kimiye Hirota 97 Jarvis Seiki Shiroma 62 Wataru Muramoto 106 Francis Toshio Aihara 70 Janet Takabe 90