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1. JodoMissionofHawaii
Bulletin-SEPTEMBER2015
JodoMissionofHawaii
1429MakikiSt.
HonoluluHI96814
AddressServiceRequested
(#1226-0915)
Bazaar Collection
Jodo Mission of Hawaii’s Bazaar will be held on Sunday, October 18. If you
have any donations, please bring them to the Temple! Please separate your donations
by categories (clothing, kitchen utensils and dishes, toys,
trinkets, books) and please mark the categories. Jodo Mission
will not pick up your donations. Thank you for your under-
standing.
Please note that what you
may call “junk” may be an-
other person’s “pot of gold”.
If you have a lot of fruits and vegetables that you
would like to share, please bring them to the temple on
Saturday, October 17
Also please bring your plants that you want to do-
nate to the temple on Saturday, October 17
2. Page 2
September 13—Keiro Kai and Grandparents’ Day
The Intermediate YBA and Sunday
School will honor our Keiro mem-
bers (all those 80 years old and
older) on Sunday, September 13,
at 10 a.m. Please join us if you
are able to come.
Also, younger generation, please
bring your parents, grandparents,
aunties, uncles who are 80 years
and older to join this event! It will
be a special treat for them!
What I’ve Felt These Past Three Months
by Koichiro Narita
I am Koichiro Narita from Japan. I worked at Jodo Mission of Hawaii
as a volunteer from May to August 2015. In these three months, I had so
many great experiences at Jodo Mission of Hawaii. I would like to share
two things that left a strong impression in my mind.
First, my one biggest project at this temple was preparing for Obon service with Jodo
Mission’s minister Yubun Narashiba. There are three things to do for Obon preparation. First,
we need to shave old toba and make it clean. Second, we set the base for toba. And then, we set
toba on the base. Everything is really new for me. I didn’t know what a minister needs to do to
prepare for Obon even though I had spent most of my lifetime in one of biggest Buddhist coun-
try Japan. The number of toba was approximately 500. So it was tough work but also fun work.
Because Narashiba sensei taught me various things as well as work in preparing for Obon ser-
vice, this experience really inspired me and I would like to keep it in my mind as a rewarding
experience in Hawaii.
Second thing is the relationship between Hawaiian people and Buddhism. One
day, I went to a public funeral with Narashiba sensei. The funeral was Buddhist
style but there are differences compared to a Japanese one. The deceased was in the
army, so there was an army ritual in middle of the funeral. I’ve never experienced
those things. I felt the style affected by culture. That was interesting for me.
I have spent great time at Jodo Mission of Hawaii and I will remember all which
I experienced here.
3. BON DANCE (August 14-15, 2015)
THANK YOU, THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our Bon Dance
held on August 14-15, 2015. There were so many, many people helping behind the scenes
and we really appreciate all your hard work. It is with everyone’s help that we can continue
to do this event. Without someone arranging with the bon dancers, getting the yagura up,
arranging for the stairway to get on top of the yagura, someone setting up chairs so people
could sit down, someone getting the omamoris, someone selling the omamoris, bon dance
towels, happi coats, kimonos, parking attendants from the Kiwanis Club, making and sell-
ing andagis (Okinawan donuts), someone making and selling the wonderful Jodo Mission
special shaved ice, someone making and selling musubis, spam musubis, someone making
and selling chichi dango, someone ordering and selling saimin, someone making and selling
grilled BBQ sticks, someone making and selling sushi, soba salad, turkey jook, noodles
someone making and selling hot dogs, chili and rice, someone making and selling waffle
dogs, hamburgers, peanut butter floats, someone washing dishes and more dishes, someone
making sure that all the trash cans were not overflowing with trash, someone answering the
many questions people called about, including “how do I get to Jodo Mission?” or “where
can I park?”
Thank you also to the many, many dancers who came and had fun dancing. Thank you to
the taiko group Dragon Beat which began each day of the Bon Dance with wonderful spirit!
Thank you to the person or persons who made the teru teru bozu for Saturday night.
Did you notice that the weather was much better on Saturday than on Friday?
We hope everyone had time to catch up with old friends, made new friends, got together
with your relatives! All our food booths sold all their food before the end of the Bon Dance.
That is great! Wasn’t the food great and the prices great! We understand that some people
were disappointed that certain food items were sold out and we apologize for that however
part of the problem is manpower so for all those people who want to help, please let us
know for next year!
Thank you to everyone who came to our Bon Dance, especially those who came on
Friday evening when it rained hard at one point. SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR!
Tell your friends what a wonderful time it was—good food, good friends, lots of danc-
ing!
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4. Page 4
Yagura Set Up Photos: Yagura set up is not that easy. It takes a lot of manpower to
make sure each pole is secured correctly and to make sure the foundation is strong enough to
hold the singers and taiko drummers. These photos below were from 2014. This year your
photographer was busy in the kitchen and apologize for not taking photos. THANK YOU to
everyone who did come to help on August 9, 2015.
Magnet Sweeper is used to try and get as much of the nails
from the O-Toba take down as possible so no one will get hurt
dancing around the yagura. Mr. Shindo shows the magnet
sweeper is strong enough to hold a cup full of nails!
Thank You Message from Bon Dance Chairperson
by Burt Lum
A BIG Mahalo to all the hands that came together to make the 2015
Jodo Mission Bon Dance such an incredible celebration of life. Everyone
who participated from the crew who setup the yagura, the food preparers,
the dancers, the taiko drummers, the BBQers, the shave ice crew, the Kiwa-
nis Club parking detail, the ono andagi, the awesome musicians, the lists goes on and
on. Watching the Bon Dance unfold was a beautiful dance of harmony. As I watched
the Bon Dance throughout the night I couldn't help but think how we join together as a
community, from different ethnic backgrounds and different religious groundings to
celebrate each other, our ancestors and our ohana. The Bon Dance is a mirror of our
life.
Thank you for being a part of this wonderful experience. Let it shine through you
each and everyday. Let compassion rule and let's come together again in 2016 to cele-
brate Obon!
5. AUTUMN O-Higan Chutoba Form (彼岸会中塔婆申し込み用紙)
Your Name(お名前) : Phone(電話):
Name of Deceased (亡くなった方のお名前):
1.
2.
3.
4
One Chutoba is $7 X Total of Chutoba = Total $
(中塔婆1本7ドル) (本数) (合計)
Please make checks payable to “Jodo Mission of Hawaii”. DEADLINE: Sunday, September 13, 2015
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Order accepted by Date accepted / /2015 (In person/ Mail / By phone)
Received by Date paid: ________/______/2015 (Cash / Check #_____________) Write
O-HIGAN SERVICE
The word “Higan” literally means “the other shore” in
Japanese. One shore represents the world we are in, and the oth-
er shore “Higan” represents Amida Buddha’s Pure Land. The river
represents the bad mind we all possess. The concept is that we
practice the teaching to reach the other shore across the river.
We have two Higan seasons in a year. One in spring, the oth-
er in autumn, as Higan is held during the week of the spring and autumn equinox.
Shan Tao, one of the highest ranking priests of Jodo Buddhism in China said that the
sun sets due west during the equinox thus it is a good opportunity to think about Bud-
dha’s Pure Land which exists far away in the west, as well as appreciate our ances-
tors who are also there.
Please join us for our Higan-e service and think about Amida Buddha’s Pure
Land and our ancestors. Our Higan-e Service will be held:
Sunday, September 27 at 10:00 am
Chutoba prayers will be conducted during this service. If you would like a Chuto-
ba prayer for your ancestors, please fill out the form on this page and send it or drop it
off at the Jodo Mission office by Sunday, September 13th. Thank you.
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Higan Service
September 27 at 10 a.m.
____ I plan to attend service
____ I do not plan to attend
6. O b i t u a r i e s
The Jodo Mission of Hawaii extends its sin-
cere condolences to the family members and
loved ones of the following members who have
recently left this world for the Pure Land.
Reginald Takahiro Tengan 82
Albert Tadamasa Tanimura 80
Mitsuko Oshiro 80
Linda Natue Yanagihara 73
Olivia Hiroko Hattori unknown
Raymond Tomotsu Nakagawa 89
Thelma Tsuyuko Yasaka 84
Jodo Mission Office Hours:
Monday to Saturday
8am—5pm
Sunday & Holidays
8am—3pm
Phone: 949-3995
Website: www.jodo.us
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Rev. Yubun Narashiba
Head Minister
Rev. Kanjun Nakano
Resident Minister
Bishop Gensho Hara
Lahaina, Maui
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 exists.
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.
Hello Namuchan fans were given dur-
ing the fan dance at the Bon Dance
held on August 14-15, 2015.
7. EITAIKYO (Perpetual Memorial Service) for September
Page 7
1. Seijiro Mitsuyasu
The Mitsuyasu Family
Takao Nishimura
The Nishimura Family
Kamado Gushikuma
Mary Fujie Takimoto
2. Kiku Sugimoto
The Sugimoto & Samoto Family
Yutaro Karamatsu
The Karamatsu Family
Kiku Kusunoki
The Kusunoki Family
Minbunosuke Sakuda
3. Eikichi Nakamoto
The Okamoto & Nakamoto Family
Reverend Hoyu Ohta
The Ohta Family
Katsume Kuniyuki
4. Shizuko Morita
Kikuno Mitsutani
Nobuo Yoshida
Eisuke Tamura
5. Kikuyo Iwamoto
Shigeki Hayashi
Yuriko Naito
6. Toramatsu Yamamoto
Kamekichi Shigeoka
Suteno Yoshida
Masaichi Toishigawa
Kichigoro Ikeda
Yukimi Okada
7. Nobuo Hara
8. Suke Muranaka
The Muranaka Family
Higashi Tojo
The Tojo Family
Toshiko Judy Yanagihara
9. Mitsue Shigeoka
Shunsuke Ogi
The Ogi Family
Shigeru Taketa
Yone Wakayama Umeda
Masako Koyama
10. Ritsu Inada (2)
The Inada Family (2)
The Morimoto Family
Tsune Kuniyuki
Shimo Hashimoto
Sana Tamura
Yukie Sakaue
11. Yorizo Yamane
The Yamane Family
The Harada Family
Ikuzo Kuniyuki
Nobuo Tsuda
Mike Shigeo Hara
12. Junji Sano
The Nishimoto Family
Sada Hayashi
The Hayashi Family
Masao Fukuzawa
Tsuneyasu Tamanaha
Umeyo Ohta
Taeko Stella Uehara
13. Kigoro Takada
The Takada Family
Kumayo Nomura
The Nomura Family
Yoshio Kawakami
Yasuichi Moritsugu
The Henry Hijii Family
Tatsui Oshita
14. Matsu Ohta
Kikuzuchi Takaoka
Toshio Mitani
15. Umeyo Nishimura
The Nishimura Family
Ishi Yagi
The Yagi & Okada Family
Takeji Ohara
Masaji Kawasugi
Shizue Masuda
Yuji Yokoyama
Ayako Nakata
James Hajime Koike
16. Shigenari Uesugi
17. Okaji Hashimoto
The Hashimoto Family
Fujie Nomiyama
Tomio Machida
18 Kinjuro Sugimoto
The Sugimoto & Samoto Family
Take Kitagawa
The Kitagawa Family
Tameo Shinntani
Kamejiro Uyeda
Hoichi Fujita
The Fujita Family
Mie Kashiwa
Fumiko Yamane
Nobuko Tsuruda
19. Kichijuro Miyashige
The Goto & Miyashige Family
Seitoku Higa
The Weiss Family
The Sunagawa Family
Fusae Ippongi
20. Shoichi Ishida
The Ishida & Aimoto Family
The Iwamoto’s Baby
The Iwamoto Family
Kiyoko Isobe
21, Kumanoshin Yamamoto (2)
Yoshiko Nakahara (2)
Wanda Akemi Hamada
22. Miyo Koyama
The Koyama Family
Keikichi Mishina
The Mishina Family
Kame Higa
The Higa Family
Ruth Yoshiko Medeiros
Tsuchitaro Iwamoto
Eleanor Haruko Nose
Shigeko Machida
23. Kiyoshi Matsushita
The Matsushita Family
Yoshiaki Ono
The Ono & Yamada Family
Yoshio Uchiumi
Riichi Hirouji
24. Ryuichi Hamada
The Hamada Family
The Sakauye Family
Shieto Saiki
Aya Asaumi
25. Haruyo Yanagihara
Kamematsu Onohara
Mitsuru Harada
26. The Nishimura’s Baby
27. Seiichi Tanaka
The Tanaka & Takahashi Family
Hakuyo Ebisuzaki (2)
Goro Shindo
28. Kimi Morita
The Morita & Ashinaka Family
Natsue Hayashi
The Hayashi Family
29. Kiku Tanimura
The Tanimura Family
Ryosuke Yanagisawa
The Yanagisawa Family
Ushi Shimabukuro
Akio Shimabukuro
The Shimabukuro Family
Kiyo Yamachika
The Yamachika &
Matsushige Family
Ishi Uyenoyama
Yuu Kunihisa
Yoshiwa Tarumoto
Chieko Yamamura
30. Francis Kiyoshi Furutani