Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha - Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
M AY 2019A w eddin g w as per f or m ed f or a cou le f r om Japan on M ay 20

M AHALO

Advan ce Dir ect ives Sem in arf or you r don at ion s
Tom & Linda Agawa
Scott Fuke
Ayumi Johnson
Kaila Wedding Hawaii
Daiichiro & Erika Kimura
James & Melba Kurashige
Mike Lee
Steve Miwa
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Craig & Diane Nishida
Hisae Okihiro
Mark Okihiro
Miles Okihiro
Akiko Sanai
Gary & Linda Shinsato
Reimy Stanley
Eiji Sugahara
Gwen Yokota

The Advance Directives Seminar
was held on Sunday April 28 from2:00 pm.
Mahalo Nui to shrine President,
Dr . Sh in k en Nait oh for presenting
the seminar and for walking
participants through the legal
documents necessary tocommunicate and protect ourwishes.
What kind of medical care would
you want if you were too ill or hurt
to express your wishes? Advance
Directives are legal documentsthat allow you to spell out yourdecisions about end-of-life careahead of time. It gives you ameans to tell your wishes tofamily, friends and health care
professionals and to avoid
confusion later on.

A significant burden is lifted fromthe decision maker and family who
are trying to sort through various
treatment options for the one theylove. Healthcare professionals
caring for the patient can feel
confident that they are following
the directions of a patient theycare about.
A big Mahalo to Dian e Nish ida,
Lin da Sh in sat o and M ar ilyn
Nait oh for their kokua inproviding hospitality.

Visit ou r w ebsit e: w w w.jin ja.u sTan go No Sek k u - Boy 's Day
Tango no Sekku originated in Japan
during the Nara period (710 - 794CE) and is one of the five seasonalrites performed at the Imperial
court.
"Tan" means beginning and "go"means horse. Tango no Sekku
originally meant, "the first day of
the Horse of the 5th month."
Sekku means seasonalcelebration.

were also used to decorate theentrances to homes to ward offevil.
Kashiwa mochi, a mochi wrappedin oak leaves is eaten on May 5 toensure a year of good health.

Fresh Iris flowers and mugwort

Ju n e11 pm
Clean u p & Pr ep

29 am - 2 pm
Ch in ow a f or People & Pet sJu ly
1 - 7 9 am - 4 pm
Tan zak u paper t ags available insh r in e f or Tan abat a w ish es

Tango no Sekku, was a time ofseasonal change when people
were prone to catching colds andflu viruses.
As such, dried iris flowers andmugwort were steeped as teas or
scattered in baths to detoxify thebody.

CALENDAR

73 pm
Tsu k in am isai M on t h ly Ser vice& Tan abat aAu gu stKoinobori carp streamers billowing
in the breeze, heralding the arrivalof Tango no Sekku or Boy's Day.

31 pm
Clean u p & Pr ep

49 am - 1 pm
Back -To-Sch ool Blessin gView Even t s pics at : w w w.f lick r .com / k ot oh ir a-dazaif u

Pr ivat e Blessin gs
The shrine rang in the new era ofReiwa with a series of ceremonies.
The Tenno Heika Gojoi Go-antai Kigan
was performed on April 23 followedby the Senso Kaigen Hokokusai
ceremony on May 3.
These two ceremonies were
performed at Shinto shrines
throughout Japan in celebration ofthe enthronement. Senso means
enthronement and kaigen is thechanging of an era from Heisei toReiwa.

Car blessing was performed for Scotton 4/26

House blessing was performed
for a home in Hawaii Kai on 5/18.

Annual House Blessing performed
for a home in Moanalua on 5/6.

The House Blessing aims to"feed" the house, show proper
treatment and respect to it tocreate a sense of peace, balanceand harmony.

Follow u s on In st agr am : kot oh ir aDazaif u

Im per ial Su ccession
Imperial Succession

monarchy in the world.

1. Eldest son of theEmperor

The Imperial Throne ofJapan is succeeded bymale descendants in the

2. Eldest son of theemperor 's eldest son
3. Other descendants ofthe eldest son of theEmperor
4. The second son of theEmperor and his
descendants
5. Other descendants ofthe Emperor
6. Brothers of theEmperor and theirdescendants
7. Uncles of the Emperor
and their descendants
The Japanese monarchy
claims to be the oldest
continuous hereditary

male line of the Imperial
lineage.

women served asEmpresses.

However there have been
several instances when

The last time Japan had areigning Empress was in
1771. As offsprings of an
Empress did not haveclaim to the throne,
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
abdicated in favor of her
nephew Emperor
Go-Momozono.
After WWI, Japan used
the Prussian model ofsuccession, in whichprincesses were excluded
from succession.
The Japanese
government also banned
polygyny, which waspreviously allowed to any
family of noble rank or
the samurai warrior class.

Un solved M yst er y

M ain t en an ce

In the early morning of May
15, bloody handprints were
found on the Kama Lane
and Olomea Street gates.

M ik e Lee put finishing touches to the metal frameon April 23 and 24 to install lighting in the garage.

HPD was immediately
called to inquire about any
accidents or incidents inthe vicinity of the shrine.
They thought it was anreported and isolated
incident with no need forcollection of the blood.
Look closely at the photos
and you'll see drip stains
and transfers left by theintruder as he climbed boththe Kama and Olomea
Street fences to gain accessonto Olomea Street.
A trail of bloody footprints
were also found leadingfrom the Kama Lane gate tothe Olomea Lane gate.

Existing lights were blocked by the new beams so
the old fittings were removed and electrical conduits
were installed.
A hole was drilled
to draw wires to thenew location andLED fixtures were
installed to be better
positioned under thenew roof.

Pain t in g Pr oject 2019
Scot t Nak aok a Pain t in g began prepping on April 30
for the painting of the shrine and hall building.
The first area to be power-washed and primed was
the concrete wall on the King Street side of theproperty, followed by the painting of the Dazaifuside of the shrine on 5/3 and the Kotohira side on
5/6. The tiny hut was painted on 5/8.

A photo of Scott Nakaoka Painting from 2006
when they painted the torii gate gratis, as adonation to the shrine