January 2016

Haw ai i Ko t o h i r a Ji n sh a
Haw ai i Dazai f u Ten m an g u
where ancient traditions thriveThis is an unstable year for
Rats, Oxen, Dragons, Horses,
M onkeys, Roosters and Dogs.
Dragons should bew are of
accidents involving metal vehicles, w eapons, airplanes.
Horses w ill find better
opportunities in a newenvironment. Bew are of legal
conflicts.
Change and crisis for M onkeys.
Do not be discouraged byobstacles and delays. Slow
dow n and stop pushing to getresults.
Somew hat complex year w ith
frustrating setbacks for Dogs,
Snakes and Boars. Stop holding
onto negativity. Do not let
w hat is out of your control
interfere w ith all the things you
can control. Stay positive.
It?s a brutal year for Tigers find w ays to deal w ith the painand stress. Stay focused and be
mindful in all you do.
Improvements in most areas oflife except communications
and finances for Ox andRabbits.
Health problems w ill surface
for Sheep. Resolve healthissues immediately.

HA PPY NEW YEA R!
The beginning of ever y
New Year br ings w ith it theoppor tunity to m ake a newstar t. Par t of the exhilar ationthat accom panies ever y
Shogatsu is the optim ism thatstar ting over is possible andthe belief that new
beginnings can cr eate newand successful outcom es.
The M onkey year tends to
put you in a state of lim bo:
unable or unw illing to go
backw ar ds, but too afr aid tom ove for w ar d. You need tokeep m oving for w ar d opening new door s, taking
new paths and innovating
new things.
For those w ho havechallenges this year, r ealizethat ever y step is necessar y.
In the end, it's not w hat you
have been thr ough thatdefines w ho you ar e; it's how
you got thr ough it that hasm ade you the per son you ar e
today and the per son you ar e
capable of being tom or r ow.
On a physical level, theFir e elem ent r epr esents thehear t, blood cir culation,
shoulder s and skin.
Fir e M onkey year s tend to
br ing on illnesses of thehear t, blood, ar ter ies, veins,sm all intestines,

inflam m ation andshoulder s. Also w atch out
for pr oblem s w ith thebr eathing or gans
The Southw est is anunfavor able dir ection for
2016, especially for M onkeys
and Tiger s. To disper se thenegative ener gies of theSouthw est, place the 12
Zodiac figur ines, Ham ayum i, or Ham aya in theSouthw est ar ea of yourhom e or office.
Ther e m ay be m any
challenges in differ ent ar easof your life, but be gr atefulfor all you ar e blessed w ith,em br ace change, look atthings fr om a differ entper spective and staypositive!!!

MAHALO f or your generous donat ionsPrivat e Bl essings
Tom & Linda Agawa
Izumi Aoyama
Yeiso & Violet Arakaki
Rie Barnhart
Kristen Chang-Koseki
Selina Chow
Sarah Chow
Richard & Emily Ebina
Economy Plumbing
Momoyo Fowler
Hisako Fukuda
Gloria Gaistardo
Kyle & Robyn Hara
Bob Harada
Maemi Haramo
Sumako Hayakawa
Erik Hommerstrom
Azumi Ichikawa
Mitsuru & Pam Igarashi
Miki Ikeda
Seizo Imamura
In Memory of George &Beatrice Hayashi
In Memory of Eiko Serafini
Jay Inatsuka
Arthur Isa
Arthur Isa, JrKyoko Isa
Kumi Iseki
Robert & Jean Ishihara
Japan Air Lines
Lorraine & Elsie Kadota
Dean & Carlyn Kagawa
Ed & Margaret Kageyama
Kambara Ohana
Yuka Kato
Wesley & Allison Kawakami
Yoshiko Kawakami
Kathleen Khamkay
Risa Kira
Elaine Komatsu
Junko Kubo
Kenneth & Janice Kunichika
James & Melba Kurashige
Ryan & Shari Kurashige
Mike LeeJohn & Candida Lochman
Aaron Koseki, Jr
Yohei & Michiko Matsunobu

Clara Matsuzaki
Kent Matsuzaki
Barry & Takako McCorkell
Takako Miyake
Frances Mochizuki
Shin Murayama
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Tiffany Nakada
Claudia Nakamura
Nora Nakayama
Craig & Diane Nishida
Alton & Yuri Nishiyama
Dalton Nouchi
Diane Ogasawara
Michelle Okura-Danailov
Yu Ohnishi
Tamiko Roberts
Melissa Rodrigues
Akiko Sanai
Blanche Sarae
Tatsu Sasaki
Masayoshi & Lorraine Sawai
Gary & Linda Shinsato
Teruto Soma
Chad & Ayako Soudelier
Alice Sugimoto
Sugimoto Ohana
Mikilani Taira
Jason & Mona Takara
Takenoko Sushi
Tetsuharu Takeuchi
Danny & Takami Tam
Paul Tamayose
Sharon Tanigawa
Geraldine Tanoue
Sharon Toma
Claire M. Tong
Lucy Tsu
Peggy Tsukida
Yukiko Tsuchihashi
Shinobu Tung
Judy Usuba
Robert & Eva Uyeunten
Wasabi Bistro
Calvin Yamada
Masue Yamada
Erica Yamauchi
Kaori Yee
Ronald & Emiko Yonemoto

Teiji Muayama, president and the management
team of Japan Air Lines Hawaii visited the shrine
for its annual blessing

Seizo Imamura, president of Corniche Osaka
presented the shrine with a generous donation

Dr Erik Homerstrom and his religion class students
from Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma visited
the shrine on 1/ 15.

MAHALO Volunteers
Bill Doughty
Keiko Doughty
Chad Enoki
Kei Enoki
Alyssa Fujihara
Gayle Fujihara
Jeff Fujioka
Victoria Hallett
Kathy Hamada-Kwock
Miyoko Hanahara
Stacie Hata
Arashi Igarashi
Kai Igarashi
Pam Igarashi
Arthur Isa
Arthur Isa, Jr
Tom Jannuzzio
Lorraine Kadota
Sherrie Kalua
Elaine Komatsu

Kell Komatsubara
Kenneth Kunichika
Kimi Kwock-Perez
Milton Kwock
Mike Lee
Calvin Mai
Ruth Matsumoto
Kira Morikawa
Marilyn Naitoh
Milena Naitoh
Shinken Naitoh
Tai Nakata
Hatsuko Nakazato
Craig NishidaDiane NishidaDiane Ogasawara
Carole Omura
Rory Onishi
Stuart Pang
Jay Sakashita

Skye Sakashita
Stirling Sakashita
Pauline Sakashita
Lauren Sampson
Danielle Sato
Travis ShimozonoGary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato
Danny Song

Mahalo Hatsumode Pre & Prep Volunteers
Gayle Fujihara
Jeff Fujioka
Kathy Hamada-Kwock
Bob Harada
Stacie Hata
Arashi Igarashi
Kai Igarashi

Pam Igarashi
Arthur Isa
Arthur Isa, Jr
Tom Jannuzzio
Lorraine Kadota
Elaine Komatsu
Kell Komatsubara

Mike Lee
Calvin Mai
Marilyn Naitoh
Craig NishidaDiane NishidaDiane Ogasawara
Stuart Pang

Gary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato
Danny SongSharon Toma
Val Tsutsumi
Dane Yamada

MAHALOVOLUNTEERS
Bob Harada
Sherrie Kalua
Marilyn Naitoh
Diane Nishida
Linda Shinsato

The shrine wasonce again given
the opportunity toshare thetraditions of theJapanese New
Year withcustomers ofShirokiya Ala
Moana on 1/ 8 and1/ 9

Gail Tamashiro
Nelson Tamashiro
Sharon Toma
UH Nice Program
Val Tsutsumi
Dane Yamada
Richard Yoshinaga

View event phot os at : www.f l ickr.com/ phot os/ kot ohira-dazaif u

SA GICHO - bur ning of t he old om am or i
Sagicho, also known as
Dondo-yaki, Ombe-yaki,
Saito-yaki, Sankuro-yaki,
Hochoji, Hokkengyo, is anancient ceremony to express
appreciation to and purify byburning, old ofuda, omamori,kumade, hamayumi,
shimenawa and hamaya? Sagicho first appears inancient documents datingback to 1251.
A hockey-like game called
Dakyu was popular among
aristocrats at the Imperialcourt. Long sticks of green
bamboo called Gitcho wereused to move balls from player
to player.
The used Gitcho sticks wereburned in an annual ceremony
by Diviners called Onmyoji toexpress gratitude for theGitcho sticks for giving theplayers much enjoyment.

JAL Pak Omamori
An exclusive Marathon
Finisher 's omamori was given tohundreds of JAL Pak clients thatparticipated in the Honolulu
Marathon on December 13.
This is the fourth year that theshrine collaborated with JAL Pak tocreate an event-specific omamori.
The omamoris wereconsecrated in a ritual by Rev
Takizawa on December 7.

Paper fans and long strips ofpaper with poems wereattached to the used Gitcho
bamboo sticks while theOnmyoji chanted prayers ofgratitude.
Since the ritual required
three items - a fan, strips ofrectangular paper used towrite poems and a Gitcho stick

it was first named San Gitcho,
Through the ages, San Gitcho
was eventually pronouncedSagicho.
The shrine's Sagicho washeld on Sunday, January 17
from 1:00 pm.
Mahalo to shrine officers
and volunteers for their kokua
in preparing the old omamori
and ofuda for burning by
removing plastic, metal andother non-burnable items toprevent toxic fumes fromharming the environment.

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Cal endar
JANUARY
1Midnight - 5 pm
Hat sum ode

8-9 9:30 am - 9 pm
Shirokiya
10 10 am - 4 pm
JCCH Ohana Fest ival

Perfect and precious!!! Congratulations to Scott and Darcy on the birth of theirson - Ryder Katsuzou Shimizu-Motoda. Rev Takizawa was given the honor ofselecting the kanji characters for Katsuzou ? ? which means ?Resounding
determination to forge one's full potential."

MAHALOVOLUNTEERS
Bob Harada
Mike Lee
Marilyn Naitoh
Shinken Naitoh
Diane Nishida
Val Tsutsumi

17 1 pm
Sagicho
3 pm
Tsukinam isai

Febr uar y141 pm
Kanr eki/ Yakudoshi
Blessing
3 pm
Tsukinam isai

Mar ch6

JCCH rang in the new year with theannual Ohana Festival on 1/10

MAINTENANCE
Mahalo to Mike Lee for constructinga new address sign for the Olomea
Street side of the shrine

3:00 pm
Sake Appr eciat ionFest ival

12 - 13 9 am - 5 pm
Honolulu Fest ival

APRIL33 pm
Tsukinam isai

103 pmSpr ing Thanksgiving
Fest ival