The document provides information about upcoming events at Jodo Mission of Hawaii, including a Memorial Day service at Punchbowl Cemetery sponsored by the Hawaii Buddhist Council. It encourages bringing flowers on May 26th to make leis for veterans at the cemetery, and provides details about the tsunami and earthquake in Japan, including donations collected for victims and photos of damaged temples. It also discusses the health benefits of miso for protecting the body against radiation and heavy metals.

1. JODO MISSION OF HAWAII
BULLETIN - MAY 2011
(#1174-0511)
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
1429 Makiki St.
Honolulu HI 96814
Address Service Requested
Hawaii Buddhist Council’s Memorial Day Service
Everyone is cordially invited to the Memorial Day Service, sponsored by the Hawaii
Buddhist Council:
When: Monday, May 23, 2011
at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Punchbowl Cemetery
Hawaii Buddhist Council is made up of seven (7) Buddhist denominations: Higashi Hongwanji
Mission of Hawaii, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, Jodo Mission of Hawaii, Koyasan Shingon
Mission of Hawaii, Nichiren Mission of Hawaii, Soto Mission of Hawaii and Tendai Mission of Hawaii.
Flowers Needed for Lei Making
on Friday, May 27, 2011
Please bring Plumeria or other small flowers for leis to
Jodo Mission on Thursday, May 26, 2011.
Sr. YBA is inviting everyone to join us on May 27, 2011
beginning at 8 am for our Memorial Day lei making project. Please come and help us
sew leis for our veterans at Punchbowl Cemetery. Lunch will be provided.

2. Sermon: Power of Unity
Given Rev. Yasuhiro Watanabe on Sunday, March 27, 2011
First of all, I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the
victims of the tsunami and quake in the northeast of Japan. As you
know, the Japanese are patient and polite. Even though they had such a
major disaster, they behave calmly and orderly and are taking the first step on the road
of recovery. Their attitude is praised by people all over the world. I’m proud of the
Japanese spirit. Today, I’d like to talk about the power of unity and send great encour-
agement to the Japanese.
A researcher at Columbia University said, “Japanese have a sense of being first
and foremost responsible to the community. This communitarian spirit at the foundation
of Japanese culture seems to function even more efficiently under the stress of disas-
ter.” If the Japanese are asked the reason for devotion to community, they often answer
by saying a phrase, “Komattatoki ha Otagaisama.” It means that, when we have trou-
ble, let’s help each other. It is natural for us to share hardships and help each other. This
is a virtue and a kind of justice which all people in Japan share equally. I’m sure that
this spirit of mutual aid will continue to work effectively in today’s difficult situation.
In fact, Japanese cooperation has deep cultural roots. In Japanese, we call a
sense of unity “Wa.” It is one of the most important words for understanding our spirit.
At the beginning of the seventh century, Prince Shotoku established the first constitu-
tion called the Seventeenth-Article Constitution. His face is well known on the former
¥10,000 bill. He wrote in Article I, “Wa or harmony is to be valued,” and declared his
policy that cooperation was fundamental to our society. Since then, Wa, or cooperative
work, has been deeply kept in our hearts. With this historical background, we still feel
that harmony is more important than self-assertion, argument or confrontation.
This spirit has been handed down for generations. Now, I’ll show you a wonder-
ful example. In January, the Japanese national soccer team, “Samurai Blue,” won the
2011 Asian Cup at Doha. In soccer, we kick and pass the ball to our teammate to get a
goal. One goal is very precious and the result of players’ team work. I heard most Japa-
nese really enjoyed this exciting tournament. Actually, all the games were very close. In
the final, Japan beat sports super-power, Australia, in extra time. A substitute player,
Lee, fired a volley with his left foot in the corner, leaving the Australian goal keeper
motionless. I have never seen such a beautiful goal in Japanese soccer history. The Ital-
ian manager, Alberto Zaccheroni, pointed out that unity was the biggest reason for vic-
tory. He said, “The team effort and team spirit pulled us through. The whole of Japan
can be proud of having a team like this.” The great performance of Samurai Blue is a
strong message for us that the Japanese team spirit, cooperation and devotion, is very
effective in overcoming hardships. I hope that the entire nation of Japan continue to
show us exceptional team work in the recovery from this tsunami and quake.
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3. Vision for the Future (2)
Do you want to hire a super secretary who works 24/7 for your temple
only for $250 a month? She will never ask you any other benefits for her
hard work. Her name is Miss Home Page!
If you are new to Hawaii and if you want to buy a car, what will you do?
You go onto the internet and try to find a car dealer, right?
How about yourself? Is there any single day passes by without using the internet? In US,
239,232,863 people are using internet. Amazingly, it’s 7 people out of 10. How about in
Japan? 99,143,700 people are using internet. Again, it’s 7 people out of 10! If this statistics
is applied to Hawaii, 906,625 people are using internet in Hawaii. Therefore, if we have a
good Home Page in the web, 906,625 people will be able to find us with a very small cost!
How much is the cost? Let’s say $1,000 at the beginning to make a home page, $100 a
month for a rental server, and $150 per month to maintain the home page. It’s only 0.14
cents per person for the first month, and 0.028 cents from the second month. Don’t you think
it’s a good deal? With the expense of $1, more than 3000 people may be able to find who
we are.
Imagine that you go to a supermarket and ask somebody if he or she knows Jodo Mis-
sion. Do you think one person say, “Yes” out of 100 people? Jodo Mission does not exist to
other 99 people.
There are many things we can do for the future of our temple. Why don’t we make our
home page, now?! (Your comments are always welcome to narashiba@hotmail.com)
Bits of Knowledge about Buddhism
Vol.06 “Flower for the Buddhist”
By Rev. Yasuhiro Watanabe
On the altar of Jodo Mission, you can see some
golden flowers on either side of Amida Buddha. They are in
the shape of lotus flowers because a lotus flower is the most
precious to us as the Buddhists. According to the Sutra, by
the 49th day when a person passed away, the deceased will
be born from a lotus bud in the Pure Land. When the flower
comes into bloom, he/she will start a new life in the Pure Land.
The Lotus also represents the ideal of Buddhist. It grows and flowers only in mud
water, but it is never stained by the mud and produces a white beautiful flower. Mud water is
a metaphor for this world. The flower symbolizes that the Buddhist should live the right way
in the real world. Buddha’s dharma adapts to meet our needs in daily life.
In this way, the lotus is the most meaningful flower for Buddhists. So, we have im-
ages of the lotus on the altar. And you may find a lotus pond in some other temples. Page 3

4. Dear Members and Friends of Jodo Mission of Hawaii:
Once again, I would like to thank you from
the bottom of my heart for the kind and gener-
ous monetary donations.
As you can see on T.V. or newspaper, Ja-
pan is recovering quickly and steadily from
the Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disas-
ter. However, since 13,392 people died and
15,133 are still missing, the reconstruction of
the community will take a long, long time, and
the mental and spiritual pain of losing family
members or friends will last even longer.
Now, I am very proud to announce that we
have collected $36,220 for the victims as of
March 31, and more donations are coming in
everyday. Your donations and messages will
be sent to Japan by the end of this month. I
am sure that this will bring a hope to the resi-
dents of the disaster-stricken area.
Thank you very much for your help.
In Gassho,
Rev. Yubun Narashiba
Above: Grave site at Senkoji Temple in
Iwanuma City, South of Sendai
800 Grand Memorial Services at Chio-nin Postponed:
Due to the earthquake, tsunami, nuclear disasters in Japan, the ceremonies which
were to be held in early April 2011 were cancelled. Bishop Gensho Hara indicated they
will be rescheduled October 2 to 16, however, he will find out in May whether the Octo-
ber dates are firm dates. We will let you know as soon as we find out. Thank you.
Some Information Re Jodo Shu Temples in Japan:
Did you know that Jodo Shu has approximately 257 temples in the various affected
areas in Japan, which are recovering from earthquake, tsunami and radio activity? In the
Miyagi Prefecture alone, which includes Sendai, there are 56 Jodo Shu Temples. In Iwate
thee are 34 Jodo Shu Temples. In Fukushima Prefecture there are approximately 167
Jodo Shu Temples. SEE some photos on next page.
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5. PHOTOS OF JAPAN
[Copied from Northeast Japan Jodo Shu Young Ministers Association Website]
Above: Joshoji Temple in Miyagi Prefecture.
Right photo shows how high the water came at
Joshoji Temple.
Below: Grave stones at Joshoji Temple
Right top: Saikoji Temple in Ishinomaki City, north of
Sendai Mud & debri inside Saikoji Temple
Right: outside Saikoji Temple
Above: Temple Bell among debri at Shotokuji Temple in
Sendai. Page 5

6. Miso Helps Protect Body Against Atomic Radiation and Heavy Metal
Poisoning
What is miso? Miso is a fermented soy food and is one of the world’s most delicious,
versatile and medicinal foods. Miso for centuries has been known as a folk remedy for
weak digestion, cancer, radiation sickness, tobacco poisoning, acidic conditions, low
libidio, and several types of intestinal infections. Miso’s reputation as one of nature’s most
healing foods is being confirmed by modern medical science. These studies show what
folk healers have known for centuries. It is not any one particular component of miso that
makes it such an effective healing food but rather a complex combination of ingredients
and a unique double fermentation process that transforms soybeans and grains into a potent
medicine.
Dr. Shinichiro Akizuki, director of St. Francis Hospital in Nagasaki during World War II
who spent years treating atomic bomb victims just a few miles from ground zero did not
suffer the usual effects of radiation.. Dr. Akizuki hypothesized that he and his associates
were protected from the deadly radiation because they drank miso soup every day.
It has been reported that European countries imported truckloads of miso from Japan af-
ter the Chernobyl nuclear plant incident.
Pork Miso Soup
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
4 cups water
1 pkg. dashi no moto 1/2 lb. pork, sliced sukiyaki
style
1 1/2 c. daikon, sliced into rectangles 1/2 pkg bean sprouts
1 med. carrot, sliced into rectangles 1/4 c. shiro miso
4 oz. konnyaku, sliced into rectangles green onions, chopped
Directions:
1. Place 4 cups of water into a pot and add one pkg. of dashi no moto.
2. Prepare vegetables:
Peel daikon and carrot
Cut daikon into slices approximately 1” x 1.5”
Cut carrot into slices approximately 1.5” x .5”
Slice konnyaku into rectangles similar to carrot.
Add them to the pot of water and dashi no moto.
3. Bring pot to a boil and let vegetables cook for approximately
4 minutes.
4. Skim the foaming bubbles off the surface of the mixture.
5. Separating the slices, add the pork to the boiling mixture
and cook for 30 seconds.
6. Skim the foaming bubbles from the surface once again.
7. Add half a package of bean sprouts. Heat for another 30
seconds.
8. Lower heat and add 1/4 cup miso, stirring miso until it is dissolved into
the soup.
Serve in bowls, garnishing with chopped green onions.
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7. Sunday School Excursion
to Honolulu Zoo
On January 30, 2011, Sunday
went to the Honolulu Zoo. Looks
like they are enjoying themselves.
Photo on right features Rev. Wa-
tanabe, advisors and mothers.
Back row; Yukari Narashiba, Rev.
Watanabe, Kay Oshiro, JoAnn Matsuo,
Makoh Nii, Hitomi Paraso.
Front row; Takeru Nii, Sophie
Narashiba, A’Marie Paraso and Strider
Paraso
Note of Appreciation from Makoh Nii (Takeru's mother):
『サンデースクールでは、いつもお寺でのマナーや、日本の文化を学びつつ、楽しい
経験もさせていただき、感謝しています。
先日の遠足はZOOで、サンデースクールのメンバーと逝くZOOは、いつも見るZOOの
風景と違った、新鮮なものでした。
息子も私も、いつになく楽しい思いをいたしました。
思い掛けず雨にもふられましたが、それも楽しい思い出です。
どうもありがとうございました』
Translation:
We are so fortunate to have opportunities to learn various things such as manners in temples
and cultures in Japan in addition to having fun with friends through the Sunday School at Jodo
Mission.
We had an excursion to the Honolulu Zoo from the Sunday School on January 30,
2011 and we enjoyed visiting the zoo from different way than we go there by ourselves.
Although my son and I had been to the zoo before, we enjoyed so much with all Sunday School
friends. Unexpectedly, we had a shower (like a storm!) and that was also a fun experience.
Thank you very much.
Hello Everyone!
Would you like to have some fun with us? We have Sunday School Class 1-2 times in each
month. Besides attending Sunday Service and learning about Buddhism, we also go on picnics,
have birthday parties, Christmas party, and do fun things together!! Please call Jodo Mission of
Hawaii at 949-3995 if you would like to know more about us. We are looking forward to seeing
more new students!
In Gassho, Rev. Watanabe Page 7

8. Announcements
Hanamatsuri
On Sunday, April 10, the Hawaii Buddhist Council held its Buddha Day or Hana-
matsuri Service at Jodo Mission. We wish to thank the Fujinkai ladies, led by Carol
Yanagihara, who helped put together two beautiful hanamidos for this service The
hanamidos are pagoda like structures, with the Baby
Buddha in the center surrounded by beautiful flowers
and amacha or sweet tea. Everyone coming to the Ser-
vice was able to pour the sweet tea over the Baby Bud-
dha statute. THANK YOU also for the many people
who brought flowers from their yards for us to use. See
more Hanamatsuri photos on next page.
Sunday School
5/8/11 Two students from Punahou came to help:
Courtney Kaneshiro and Carli Matsuoka. As part of
Mother’s Day Service 10 a.m. their Japanese class, they came to participate in our ha-
5/22/11 after choir class namido creation. Now, they will go back and give their
presentation of what they did and what they learned.
THANK YOU COURTNEY and CARLI for coming to
help. Hope you found it interesting.!
♫Children’s Choir “Malama”♫
5/1/11 at 10:40 a.m.
5/22/11 at 10:40 a.m.
Any child ages 5 to 8 years old can join.
Children will sing mainly Japanese songs
and Buddhist gathas. Practice will be in
Japanese. ♫ ♫
CONTEST
May 8th is Mother’s Day (Haha No Hi)
Fujinkai Meeting
(Women’s association)
YBA Meeting What do you remember most about your
5/1/11 5/22/11 Mother, Mom, Mama, Okaa-san? Was it the
8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. delicious food she prepared, the clothes she made for
you, the wonderful words of wisdom she had, the
Sewing Circle encouragement she gave for studying hard, for doing
the best you can, for enjoying life to the fullest, etc.
5/14 and 5/28/11 In 100 words or less, please send in your
8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. thoughts to Jodo Mission of Hawaii by Saturday,
May 7th. No age requirement on entering this
Any interested person is welcome contest.
to participate Please come to our Mother’s Day Service on
May 8th at 10:00 a.m.
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9. HANAMATSURI PHOTOS
[Hawaii Buddhist Council sponsored Hanamatsuri Service on April 10, 2011]
Guest Speaker was Dr. George Tanabe. Congregation is
listening to his talk. Congregation included members of seven
Buddhist denominations: Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Ha-
waii, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, Jodo Mission of
Hawaii, Koyasan Shingon Mission of Hawaii, Nichiren Mis-
sion of Hawaii, Soto Mission of Hawaii and Tendai Mission of
Left: Closeup of Hawaii.
inside one of Left: Our beautiful altar with one of the Hanamidos with
the Hanamidos. Baby Buddha inside surrounded with sweet tea and flowers.
Right: Jodo
Mission’s Chil-
dren’s Choir
performed.
Below: Audi-
ence enjoyed
the entertain-
ment by Koboji
Temple.
Right: Even Bishop
Dean Okimura of
Koboji Temple
danced and was MC
for the entertainment
portion.
Left: Koboji dancer
Dazman even got Ha-
namatsuri MC up to
dance:
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10. 2011 BON DANCE SCHEDULE
OF JODO SHU TEMPLES
Island Temple Phone No. Dates Times
Oahu Betsuin 949-3995 Aug 19 to 20 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Haleiwa 637-4382 July 22 to 23 7/22: 8 pm – 10 pm
7/23: 8 pm – 11 pm
Big Island Kurtistown August 6 8:00 pm
[Hawaii] Call Rev. Miyazaki
Hilo July 8 to 9 7/8: 7:30 pm
(808) 935-6996 7/9: 8:00 pm
Hakalau August 20 8:00 pm
Hamakua August 13 6:30 pm
Call Rev. Wansa
Kohala July 9 6:30 pm
(808) 775-0965
Hawi August 6 6:30 pm
Maui Kahului Call Rev. John Hara June 24 to 25 7:00 pm
Wailuku (808) 244-0066 June 17 7:00 pm
Lahaina (808) 661-4304 July 2 7:00 pm
Kauai Kapaa (808) 822-4319 July 22 to 23 7:30 pm
Koloa (808) 742-6735 June 17 to 18 7:30 pm
Obituaries
NOKOTSUDO (Columbarium) Vases:
The Jodo Mission of Hawaii extends its sincere We need to clean the Nokotsudo which has
condolences to the family members and loved many, many vases. Saturday, June 4th is
ones of the following members who have recently our target date. If you have any personal
left this world for the Pure Land. vases, artificial plants and flowers, would
you please take them home. We realize that
Masato Okimura 91 you may bring a special vase for your use
and then when you come the next time, you
cannot find it so you bring another one.
Jodo Mission Office Hours:
We do not want to break your special
Monday to Saturday vase and that may happen when the No-
8am—5pm kotsudo people are cleaning the vases or if
Sunday & Holidays
8am—3pm thee are too many vases on the shelves.
Phone: 949-3995 Thank you.
Rev. Yubun Narashiba Rev. Kanjun Nakano Rev. Yasuhiro Rev. Dwight
Head Minister Resident Minister Watanabe Nakamura
Resident Minister Retired Minister
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11. EITAIKYO (Perpetual Memorial Service) for May
1 Tome Iwamoto Hikoichi Hirai
Tome Toishigawa The Hirai Family
Moushi Uehara 24 Zensuke Yokomichi
2 Bishop Buntetsu Miyamoto Teruo Sawamura The Yokomichi Family
Etsuo Nakagawa Fumiko Yogi The Kondo Family
Kenichi Hayashi Kaizo Goto
3 Mitsuyo Nakahara The Goto Family
The Fukunaga Family Teruo Sawamura
The Sawamura Family Kichizo Yamamoto
Mitsuko Sakai The Miyashige Family
Betty Oshita
4 Eikichi Hirouji Katsutoshi Kano The Yamamoto Family
The Miyamasu Family Takeji Ogata
Tamotsu Takaoka 14 Kiku Miyashige Kiseno Nakano
Toshio Yoshioka The Goto Family Satsuki Nakano
The Miyashige Family Kamazo Teruya
5 Sadaichi Mito Fui Yamato Natsu Muramoto
The Mito Family The Yamato Family
Michie Makino Toshio Karamatsu 25 Keiichi Mineishi
The Makino & Okamura Family Kiku Matsumoto The Mineishi Family
Morita Kokubun Kura Harada Kazuo Shidaki
Shinichi Yanagihara The Shidaki Family
6 Tokusaburo Fukuda (2) Yoshio Nishimura
The Fukuda Family (2) 16 Kamekichi Hayashi Shinsuke Uchiumi
Tora Kanayama (2) The Hayashi Family Minoru Yamane
The Kanayama Family Kozo Okamoto Yonosuke Ikuta
Hitoshi Nitta Peggy Miyako Ogi The Takazawa Family
Kamato Uyehara
Tamayo Matsumori 17 Hiromu Hayashi 26 Senkichi Fukuda
Laurie T. Cho Wallace Kazuyo Sakai The Fukuda Family
Kazuo Karimoto Helen Miyoko Fujikami Tamashiro Fukuji Muranaka
Kuma Tatei Rikio Kunihisa
18 Hatsuyo Yamamoto Mitsuki Kimoto
Masaru Morimoto The Yamamoto Family Toshiko Higa
7 Minetaro Katagiri Tadami Uemoto
The Katagiri Family Chizuko Koto 27 Kichi Hisamura
Tsuyako Kishii Haru Shimizu Torakichi Miyao
The Imamiya Family The Kawabe Family Takashi Saiki
Kiyoshi Hirano The Mitsujiro Kurashige Family
Kiyoshi Narahara 28 Iro Yamane
Satoru Miura Misao Yasuda
Kayoko Miyamoto
Toshiko Yamanaka Shuso Gushikuma
8 Toshiko Kusunoki Shurei Gushikuma
Tami Kawasaki 19 Kamechiyo Uyehara Kamaru Gushikuma
The Kusunoki Family Fumio Fujiwara Kama Gushikuma
Tsuru Kitamura
The Kawasaki Family 20 Sukeo Matsuno 29 Mayo Yamamoto
Yasuo Kagihara The Matsuno Family The Yamamoto Family
The Nakagawa Family Hatsue Tsuda The Suzukawa Family
The Kitamura Family The Tsuda Family Yazaburo Shoji
Seki Tamura Kamei Akamine Tohe Shoji Family
Haruyo Iwamoto Joji Sakaguchi
10 Sada Kurihara Koan Takara Tomiko Yamanaka
The Kurihara Family Benzo Takahashi Haruo Kito
The Ajimura Family The Kito Family
The Ito Family (Stillborn) 21 Fuji Yamamoto Hatsuko Toishigawa
The Yamamoto Family Sumie Ito
11 Masataka Fukuda Shigeko Fujikami
The Fukuda Family The Fujikami Family 30 Tamezo Yanagihara
Shuzo Mitsutani The Yanagihara Family
The Mitsutani Family 22 Tsunekichi Tamanaha Heikichi Ichida
Ayataro Nanbu The Tamanaha Family The Ichida Family
The Nanbu Family Masuo Tomita Setsu Yamamoto
Kimiko Fujii Haruo Nakagawa Mackay Umeichi Yanagisawa
Kikuyo Hayashi Tsunejiro Iwamoto
Kinuyo Matsui 23 Hichizo Nishimura Yoshiko Moritsugu
Matsuichi Onaga The Nishimura Family
The Aoki Family 31 Hideo Kuniyuki
12 Konosuke Tsuda Harukichi Hirohama Ichiro Obara
The Tsuda Family The Hirohama Family Tahei Harada
Kimie Takaoka Ishi Onaga
Mieko Takara The Onaga Family
Yasu Ogi The Nakamura Family
Kenji Otani Tomoko Hayashi
Kenzo Hashimoto
13 Konzo Nakai Hichizo Nishimura
The Nakai Family
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12. 8:30am Morning Service May 2011 Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Everyday Phone: 949-3995
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 8:30am Fujinkai Meeting 2 3 4 5 6 7
10:30am Maunalani ***3:15 pm Jodo Shu
10:00am Obetsuji Service
Visitation hour
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
10am Mother’s Day Service
8:30 am Sewing Class
10am CCH visitation
10:30am Sunday School
11:45am Board Meeting
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
10am Sunday Service
**3:15 pm Jodo Shu hour
22 8:30am YBA Meeting 23 24 25 26 27 28
10am Juzukuri Service 10:00 HBC Me- 8am Sr. YBA Lei 8:30 am Sewing Class
morial Day Ser- Making Event
10:40am Children’s Choir;
then Sunday School vice at Punchbowl
Cemetery
29 30 31
10am Memorial Day Service
Baccalaureate Service will follow ***Jodo Shu Hour Radio K-ZOO (AM1210Khz, Japanese station)
Coming Events: July 22-23: Haleiwa O-Bon Services
July 3: General Cleanup & O-Toba Set up—We need your help
July 15, 16: O-Bon Services; 10:00 am Hatsubon only Aug 19-20: Our Bon Dance
2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Julu 17: O-Bon Service: 10:00 am