Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha- Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
A pr il 2018

The Spring Thanksgiving Festival of Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu commenced at 3:00 pm on April 24 officiated by
Rev. M asa Tak izaw a, Rev. Sat osh i Got o, Rev. Seit ar o Tach iban a an d Rev. M idor i Abe.

M AHALO f or you r Don at ion s
Tom & Linda Agawa
Lois Arakaki
Daijingu Temple of HI
Dazaifu Tenmangu
Bill & Keiko Doughty
Chad & Kei Enoki
Stephen Frailich
Miyoko Hanahara
Hanayagi Dancing
Academy HI Foundation
Bob Harada

Ronda Hayashi-Simpliciano

Daisuke & Hitomi Hosoi
Mitsuru & Pam Igarashi
Arthur K. Isa
Izumo Taishakyo Missionof Hawaii
Lorraine & Elsie Kadota
Duke & Takako Kema
Nenad Kne?evi?
Elaine Komatsu
James & Melba Kurashige

Joshua Miller
Steve Miwa
Scott & Mami Miyaki
Roy Morioka
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Jeanette Nakata & Ohana
Craig & Diane Nishida
Esther Nishio
Jay Norris
Diane Ogasawara
Royal Kaila
Satoe Saito
Akiko Sanai

Senbukan Karate
Gary & Linda Shinsato
Alice Sugimoto
Sugimoto Ohana
Yuko Takahashi
Naomi Teramoto
Jensen & Judy Toma
Sharon Toma
Victor & Mutsumi Valdez
Justin Whaley
Leo & Yuki Yamada
Kris Yoakum

View events photos at: www.flickr.com/kotohira-dazaifu

Spr in g Th an k sgivin g Fest ival
Spring symbolizes birth, renewal oflife and regeneration. The shrine
celebrated its annual SpringThanksgiving Festival on Sunday,
April 15. 2018 marks the 66th year
since Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
was established.
Officiating the ceremony was Rev.
M asa Tak izaw a, assisted by Rev.
Seit ar o Tach iban a of Dazaifu
Tenmangu, Fukuoka and Rev.

M idor i Abe. Rev. Sat osh i Got oalso flew in from Dazaifu
Tenmangu to join in the festivities.
A dance offering of Toyosaka noMai was performed by Sh an ia
Riveir o.
Dr . Sh in k en Nait oh greeted
members and guests and extended
the shrine?s deepest gratitude to allthat came to support the shrineand its activities.

Bob Har ada MC?d the program andannual Scholarship awards.
We extend our deepest gratitude toHan ayagi Dan cin g Academ yHaw aii Fou n dat ion for theclassical dance pieces and to theFestival Committee - Sh in k en &M ar ilyn Nait oh , Cr aig & Dian e
Nish ida, Gar y & Lin da Sh in sat o,
Bob Har ada, Br yson Goda andmany volunteers who helped makethis festival possible.

Visit our website: www.jinja.us

M AHALO Volu n t eer s
4/ 14 Clean u p
Midori Abe
Bob Harada
Arthur K. Isa
Kell Komatsubara
Marilyn Naitoh
Shinken Naitoh
Craig Nishida
Gary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato

4/ 15 Fest ival
Midori Abe
Bill Doughty
Keiko Doughty
Chad Enoki
Kei Enoki
Bryson Goda
Victoria Hallett
Bob Harada
HDAHF
Arthur K. IsaGalen Komatsu
Kell Komatsubara

Marilyn Naitoh
Shinken Naitoh
Craig NishidaDiane Nishida
Ryan Okata
Shania Riveiro
Jay Sakashita
Pauline Sakashita
Gary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato
Yuko Takahashi
Naomi Teramoto2018 Sch olar sh ip Aw ar ds

Dazaifu city was the administrative
center of Kyushu from 8th to the12th century.
The most famous among Dazaifu's
historic sights is Dazaifu Tenmangu,
established 1116 years ago as themain shrine of over 6,000 shrines
dedicated to the great scholar andstatesman Sugawara Michizane,
who died in the year 903 andsubsequently became revered as akami.
Dazaifu Tenmangu, Fukuoka is now
a place of pilgrimage for students
and those in education, culture andthe arts, especially calligraphy.

The Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu scholarship was established in 2012 tocommemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Hawaii
Dazaifu Tenmangu in Hawaii. The 2018 Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
Scholarship recipients are:On July 24, 1952, a Gobunrei
authorized for worship by Dazaifu
Tenmangu of Fukuoka was transported to Hawaii by Yotaro Fujino.

Vict or ia Hallet t (UH Manoa), Kyllie Tam ash ir o (UH Manoa), M icah
Ton g (Maryknoll School) , Taylor Su zu k i (Kapiolani Community College) ,Kat h er in e Yoak u m (Hanayagi Dancing Academy Hawaii Foundation)
and Gavin Desam it o, (Honolulu Community College - Kell
Komatsubara's AMT course).

Since, Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
has been revered by many Issei
from Fukuoka and theirdescendants.

Congratulations to Daisuke &Hitomi who were married at theshrine on March 16.

Car blessing was performed for Justinon March 26

These four families have been blessed with a new life! May the gift of their baby's presence bring joy andgladness to the hearts of all who love themWelcom e t o Haw aii
Aloha and Mahalo to Rev. Sat osh i Got o and Rev. Seit ar oTach iban a of Dazaifu Tenmangu for taking time out of their busy
schedules to grace us with their presence at the Festival.
Rev. Goto served as the 9th Guji Chief Priest of Hawaii Kotohira
Jinsha - Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu for 6 months, from September
1990 to March 1991 when Dazaifu Tenmangu agreed to send
priests to Hawaii on a short term basis until a permanent Chiefpriest was found. He will be retiring from Dazaifu Tenmangu inSpring 2019.
Rev. Tachibana was born and raised in Yanagawa, Fukuoka and isa graduate of Kogakuin University in Tokyo. He has also served atNogi Jinja in Tokyo.

Welcome to Hawaii Rev.
Tosei and Mrs. Usami fromthe Grand Shrines of Ise.

The Spring Memorial service of Meiji Kai
was held on March 22 at Makiki Cemetery.
Priests from Saitama-ken Shinto Seinenkai
officiated the ceremony as part of theevents celebrating the 150th anniversary ofthe arrival of the Gannenmono or firstgroup of Japanese immigrants to Hawaii.

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WELCOME TO HAWAII !!
Rev. M idor i Abe will be apprenticing underRev. Takizawa until June.

APRIL

Rev. Abe was born and raised in Fukutsu City,Fukuoka and received her priest's license lastmonth from Kokugakuin University in Tokyo.

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9 amPain t in g of ban ist er sRev. Abe is the daughter of Dr. Hiroki Abe - Chief Priest of Kotohira Jinja, Fukuoka, an
Assembly member of Fukutsu City and aclinical Psychiatrist.

M AYRev. Abe is also a board certified Pharmacist.

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Academ y Haw aii
Fou n dat ion launched a
Saver 's FUNDrive on
Saturday, March 24 to
fundraise for the school.
The community was able
to get rid of items theyno longer use, offering
them a second life at
Savers.

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M em or ial Day Ser vice

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