Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha
Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu

NovemberNovem ber2017
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The annual Shichigosan and Jusan Mairi blessings began on October 22 and ended on November 19. The
shrine has added Totose no Oiwai (Blessings for 10-year olds) and Seijin Shiki (Blessing for 20-year olds) as partof the special blessings with complimentary kimono dressing.

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f or you r don at ion s
Kaoru Banuilos
Yumi Baudier
Mike & Jennifer Bruggemann
Coby & Nozomi Caldwell
Emily Calimpong
Yukari Camara
Brett & Erin Chambers
Namiko Chandler
Kristen Chang-Koseki
Natsumi Chase
Dana Ching
Aya Clark
Jena Crawley
Donnie Cullen
Evrett & Rayleen Cullen
Kaori DeCaires
Corrine Davis
Rika Davis
Miyuki Day
Daniel & Lynette Dinell
Saori Doi
Midori Dougherty
Hiroaki Eguchi
Michael Ellis
Eientei Animations
Erina Emrich
Jonathan & Aiko Everett

Tomomi Ezaki
Kaori Fernandez
Gilbert & Kimie Frank
Kylie Fujihana
Shayne & Teri Fujii
Dean & Angela Fujimoto
Yauko Fujimoto
Tracy Fujinaka
Don & Lisa Fukuhara
Lance Fukuki
Davin & Erin Fukumoto
Jim Furuta
Kumiko Futatsuiwa
Troy & Melissa Hangai
Motoko Hasegawa
Bryson Goda
Sam Goldstein
Karen Goto
Steve & Mario Grazzini
Kristi Grilho
Heather & Anthony Guerra
Emi Hakoda
Bob Harada
Hiroyuki Harihara
Mariko Hatae
Sanae Hedrick
Yukari Herlong
Mai HerranCheryl Higa
June Higaki

Dean & Deana Higashi
Hikaru Hoekstra
Naomi Hogan
Kainua Hopkins
Yuki Huynh
Steven & Cheryl Idemoto
Keith & Nicole Iijima
Megumi Imaura
Ross Inouye
Alex & Danika Iruita
Rodney & Sharon Isa
Hiroko Isgar
Naoki Ishibashi
Yuka Ishida
Lawrence & Kei Ishii
Sean Isono
Ryan & Dayna Itano
Akiko Ito
Marianne ItoCarole Itoman
Laurene Itoman
Jacob Jiskra
Eriko Jones
Julie Jones
Mina Kagitani
Beverly Kaneshige
Linda Kaneshige
Paul & Chelsea Kaneshiro
Rie Kano
Ui Kapuaakuni

Kyle & Ai KawabataCharles & Taieya Kihe
Ryan & Hidemi Kitamura
Kayo Kobayashi
Masamori Kobayashi
Hidetaka Kojima
Aaron Koseki, Jr.
James & Melba Kurashige
Emily Lam
Kanako Lee
Kristina & Mathew Lee
Lani Lee
Maggie Lee
Mike T. Lee
Marcia Lise
Dayle Liu
Clifford Lucas
Ayako LuongDavid MacDonald
Kawika & Eileen Maeda
Kengo Maeda
Mika MagauranHiroyuki Manabe
Jon & Jaci ManuelYuka Masutomi
Eric & Carrie Matsunaga
Denise Mercil
Mai Miller
Miles & Kristen Miller
Tomoko Miller

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f or you r don at ion s
Justin & Sanae Miranda
Steve Miwa
Brent & Michele Miyagi
Stacy Miyake
Elaine Miyamoto
Naoko Miyashiro
Takashi Mizuno
Ken & Janna Morimoto
Shaun & Auri Morita
Montree & Mami Moore
Nanako Mori
Lance & Fumika Morita
Hiromi Moritomo
Lorrie Mossman
Tammy Motoda
Garett & Jai Muranaka
Michelle Muraoka
Yoshimi Murata
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Tomoko Naka
Susan Nakagawa
Greg Nakai
Hironori Nakajima
Kayo Nakamoto
Hisashi Nakaniwa
Yoichiro & Kunie Nakano

Kanako Ngai
Craig & Diane Nishida
Shari Nishida
Kammie Nishimiya
Nicole Nishimura
Joell Noell
Andrew Nojiri
Wakako Nomoto
Ronnie & Leslene Collado
Michael & Christine Ohashi
Debbie Okada
Shea O'Neill
TOmohiro Onodera
Jane Onoye
Jan OtaMatthew Takao Ota
Yuma Otsuka
Ashley Pammit
William & Itsuko Park
Rie Pena
Mari Prem
Jeff & Ayano Quigley
Yuri Rose
Lori Rossi
Sachiko Safran
James Saito
Sharon Sakamoto
Akiko Sanai
Naomi Scarfone

Gary & Linda Shinsato
Noriko Sloan
Romie & Akane SmithEdward & Erin Snyder
Chelsea Soares
Daniel & Yunsim Suehisa
Chikako Suzuki
Hiroaki Takahashi
Seitoku & Sayaka Takahashi
Daniel & Mano Takara
Shirley Takara
Steve & Jae Takase
Leslie Takayama
Allan Takeshita
Bruce & Naoka Tamura
Yuri Tateno
Anri Terauchi
Sachi Tomic
Kyoko Trancher
Yoshiko Tsang
Masato & Miho Tsuji
Akio Tsurumaru
Reid & Stacey Ueda
Lyn Uesato-Nishida
Nozomi Ung
Brent & Shelly Uyehara
Atsuko Valle
Miho Vidak
Jaclyn Viloria

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toBrian& TammyNUIWalther
Allan Tak esh it a foroffering rice stalks harvested
from his rice paddy forNiinamesai.

Niinamesai is a time forcommunal thanksgiving andexpressing gratitude for themany blessings we enjoyand bounties we receivefrom nature.
Seiko Wang
George & Cheryl Watanabe
Tomokazu Watanabe
Maya Watson
Shawn & Nami Williams
Aaron & Jana Yabes
Craig & Joy Yamashiro
Ashley Yokoyama
Carlton & Lauren Young
Lawrence & Naomi Young
Ryan & Junko YuenM AHALO
Sh ich igosan Volu n t eer s Kathy Hamada Kwock
Marilyn Naitoh
Shinken Naitoh
Kei Enoki
Nicole Nakagawa
Gayle FujiharaDiane Nishida
Bryson Goda
Diane Ogasawara
Yasumi Gojo
Bethany Schwartz
Miyoko Hanahara
Gary Shinsato
Hanayagi Dancing AHF
Linda Shinsato
Bob Harada
Yukiko Shishido
Stacie Hata
Yuko Takahashi
Arthur Isa
Naomi Teramoto
Lorraine Kadota
Sharon Toma
Kamehameha Schools
Elaine Komatsu

Th an k you , volu n t eer s! We cou ldn?t h ave
don e it w it h ou t you !
We are indebted to all of our devoted volunteers who are theheart and soul of the shrine's events!
Thank you for wholeheartedly embracing our mission to sharethe endearing traditions of Shichigosan, Jusan Mairi, Totose noOiwai and Seijin Shiki with the greater community.
Welcom e Cr ew (Recept ion / Gu ides): Thank you for creating aradically positive and nurturing environment for the children andfor bridging the linguistic and cultural divide.
Kim on o Dr essin g: Mahalo for being the core of this event andhelping to preserve and perpetuate the kimono culture.
Su st en an ce: Thank you Dian e O. for providing lunch at every
session and Natoris of Han ayagi Dan cin g Academ y HF for
providing snacks throughout the event season.
Volu n t eer sch edu lin g: Mahalo Nui to Dian e N. for coordinating
and scheduling volunteers

MAHALO NUI to Sen sei M asa Yam agu ch i ofKamehameha Schools for coordinating
volunteers from his Japanese class to help
out every weekend

It isn't easy to work in the same spirit every Saturday and Sunday
for over a month - thank you to M ar ilyn , Br yson , Kat h y an dDian e O, who have devoted their time and energies at everysession.
A special Mahalo goes out to our president, Dr . Sh in k en Nait oh
who flew in from Maui every weekend to drive this event forward.

Sh in t o Pr iest s's Vest m en t s - Hak am a
Hakama (? ) is a traditional Japaneseclothing worn since ancient times.
Trousers that were used by theChinese imperial court in the Sui
dynasty (581?618 CE), was importedand adopted by the Japanese in theform of the hakama.
Hakama are skirt-like garments wornby both male and females that tie at
the waist and fall to the ankles. They
are worn over a kimono.
There are two types of hakama divided umanori or horse-riding
hakama and undivided andon
bakama or lantern-shaped hakama.
The umanori type have divided legs,
similar to trousers. A "mountain" or"field" type of umanori hakama wastraditionally worn by field or forest
workers. They are looser in the waist
and narrower in the leg.
Hakama are secured by four himo

straps : two longer himo attached oneither side of the front of thegarment, and two shorter himo
attached on either side of the back.
The back of the hakama has a rigid
rectangular piece called a koshi-ita.
Below that on the inside is a hakama
do-me - a spoon-shaped component
sometimes referred to as a hera
which is tucked into the obi at theback, and helps to keep the hakama
in place.
Hakama have seven deep pleats, twoon the back and five on the front.
Although they appear balanced, thearrangement of the front pleats(three to the right, two to the left) isasymmetrical.
Hakama can be worn with any type ofkimono except yukata, a cotton
summer kimono generally worn forrelaxing, sleeping, or at Bon dancesor summer outings.

While striped hakama are usuallyworn with formal kimono, stripes incolors other than black, gray andwhite may be worn with less formalwear. Solid and graduated colors arealso common.
Hakama used to be a required part of
men's wear, however typicalJapanese men now wear hakama only
on extremely formal occasions and at
tea ceremonies, weddings, andfunerals.
Hakama are also regularly worn bypractitioners of a variety of martial
arts such as kendo, iaido, aikido, andkyudo.
Women's hakama differ from men'sin a variety of ways, most notably
fabric design and method of tying.

The most iconic image of women inhakama is the miko or shrine
maidens who assist in
maintenance and ceremonies. Aw w w.f lick r .com / kot oh ir a-dazaif u

Sh in t o Pr iest s's Vest m en t s - Hak am amiko's uniform consists of a plain
white kimono with a bright redhakama.
Hakama are also part of theeveryday wear of kannushi or Shinto
priests who maintain and perform
services at shrines.
The shozoku (traditional vestments)
worn by Shinto priests are very
distinctive in design which reflects a
court style that originated in ancient
China but evolved in a uniquely
Japanese fashion during the Heianperiod (794?1185).
Today, Shinto priests are the only
people who wear such attire. The
shozoku worn by Shinto priestesses
has been adapted from thetraditional male costume.
Shinto vestments fall into threeclasses: seiso (formal), reiso (ritual),and joso (ordinary).
Formal seiso vestments are in thestyle known as ikan, consisting of acolored and sometimes patterned
belted robe called a ho over hakama(loose trousers) and worn with aheaddress known as a kanmuri.
These are modeled on the robes
worn by the ancient nobility.
The color and pattern of the robe iskeyed to rank. Ritual reiso vestments
are in a style termed saifuku, which
differs from the ikan in that thecloth is pure white with no pattern.
These vestments are for use
exclusively by priests in theperformance of Shinto rites. At times
they are also used in place of seiso
vestments for the most formal rites.
The color of the hakama signals
rank: guji and gon-guji (thehighest-ranking priests) wear
purple, while negi, gon-negi, andother lesser priests wear light blue.
Novice or priests in training wear
white hakama.

Sankyu (3rd rank) &Yonkyu (4th rank)
Lowest ranking priest
wears an Asagi orlight turquoise coloredhakamaNikyu (2nd rank)
Purple hakama withno design. All Shinto
priests in Hawaii areof this rank.

Nikyu no jo (Highest2nd rank)
Purple hakama with around pattern woven
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Dazaifu Tenmangu Fukuoka began
preparing for their Shichigosan
season in late October,with gifts forthe 5,000 children anticipated toparticipate in the annual blessing.

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8:30 amM och i m ak in g

33 pm
Tsu k in am isai

An exclusive Marathon
Finisher 's omamori will begiven to hundreds of JAL Pak
clients who participates andfinishes in the Honolulu
Marathon on December 10.

26/27/28/29 9 am ~ 3 pm
Om am or i Pr e-sale29

6 pm
Hat su m ode Pr ep

This is the 6th year that theshrine collaborated with JAL
Pak to create an event-specificomamori.

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11:30 pm
Tosh ik osh i n o O-h ar aeThe omamoris will beconsecrated in a ritual by Rev
Takizawa, the first week ofDecember.

JANUARY 2018
1Midnight - 5 pm
Hat su m ode