Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha
Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu

September 2022

The annual Autumn Thanksgiving Festival was performed on September 4 from 2:00 pm

DONATIONSCALENDAR

Bill & Keiko Doughty

Masanori Nagata

Chad & Kei Enoki

Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh

OCTOBER

Bryson Goda

Craig & Diane Nishida

Miyoko Hanahara

Akiko Sanai

Hanayagi Dancing Academy
Hawaii Foundation

Gary & Linda Shinsato

John & Yukiko Higa

Meg Sugahara-Labtingao

Shichigosan - Totose no Oiwai

Mitsuru & Pam Igarashi

Takenoko Sushi, Hilo

Jusan Mairi - Seijin Shiki

Arthur K. Isa

Naomi Teramoto

Rodney & Sharon Isa

Peggy Tsukida

2:00 pm (INTERNAL)James & Melba Kurashige

Robert & Tomomi Woods

Tsukinamisai Monthly Service

Robert Stallings

22

9:00 am
Shichigosan Cleanup & Prep23

9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Steve Miwa
Irina Monk

29 & 30 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Shichigosan - Totose no Oiwai
Jusan Mairi - Seijin Shiki

M AHALO NUI LOA for the donation of Rice - Sake Fish - Flowers
Bryson & Reiko Goda
Mitsuru & Pam Igarashi
Seizo Imamura
Roy Morioka

Marilyn Naitoh
Gary & Linda Shinsato
Takenoko Sushi

NOVEMBER
1 - 209:00 am - 3:30 pm
Shichigosan - Totose no Oiwai
Jusan Mairi - Seijin Shiki

AUTUMN THANKSGIVING
The Autumn Thanksgiving
Festival is meant toremember the things we haveto be grateful for.

moments and the multitudeof blessings that we receive
everyday of our lives.
The 102nd Autumn
Thanksgiving Festivalcommenced at 2:00 pm on
Sunday, September 4,officiated by Rev. Masa
Takizawa in the presence ofDirectors, Officers and Rev.
Masanori Nagata from
Aichi-ken, Japan.
The festival ended with aNaorai partaking of kiku
chrysanthemum wine.

It's a special time to give
thanks... not just for the food
we partake, but for thethousands of fortunate

In keeping with the seasonal
theme - Rev. Takizawa slippeda kiku kanzashi flower in his
hat to welcome the autumn
season.

Cleaning and prepping for the Autumn
Thanksgiving Festival were done 8/31 - 9/3.
Kagami mochi is made in-house and theoffering of fish is tiedin a special manner.

GOKITO Private Blessings
Relocating to anothercity is the start of a
new and grandadventure.
May your new
workplace and homebring much peace,happiness andprosperity to your lives.
Three years ago - 17 year old Hurley wasdiagnosed with an aggressive form ofcancer and given 3 - 6 months to live.
Since, he has been receiving online
blessings periodically to keep him pain
free and comfortable for as long aspossible. Despite chemo, Hurleycontinues to be in a joyful spirit andrecently came to visit Rev Takizawa.

In Shinto,it is customary
to bless cars and othermodes of transportation
so we are guided on therightful road andpreserved against allharm to safely arrive at
our destinations.

The American Veterinary Medical Assnreports that one in four dogs will develop
cancer at some time in their life,
especially elderly dogs.

Is also gives us an
opportunity to express
gratitude for the gift ofour vehicles.

GOKITO Private Blessings

A Baby Blessing was
performed for a precious
little girl.
Hatsumiya Mairi is an ancient
tradition for those who havebeen blessed with the miracleof a child.
It is a special ritual that allows
the new parents to convey
appreciation to the kami antheir ancestors for the birthof their child.

A shrine friend living
abroad, returned to Hawaii
for a business trip and a
Yakudoshi Blessing.
Yakudoshi blessings aremeant to connect yourspirit within to help you
through the challenges
and may be performed ateither the Japanese age
system of kazoe or thewestern system of man.

Choyo no Sekku
Choyo no Sekku or Kiku
Chrysanthemum Festival
was observed on 9/4.
Choyo no Sekku
originated in China andis known as the Double
Nine Festival.
During the Han Dynasty,
a young man named
Heng-jing lost his parents

to a wizard's sorcery.
In order to take revenge
on the wizard for killing
his parents, Heng-jing
lured the wizard withthe fragrance of a bag of
Dogwood leaves and abottle ofChrysanthemum wine.
On the 9th day of the

9th lunar month,
Heng-jing was able toslay the wizard, bringing
peace to his village.
Mahalo to Marilyn
Naitoh for again
providing the kiku.
This year 's sake was a
festive mix of tri-coloredkiku petals.

September 10th was Jugoya
or Chushu no Meigetsu(Harvest Moon).
This practice was founded
in China around 3,000
years ago where it is known
as the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Ancient Chinese emperors
worshipped the Harvest
Moon as they believed itwould bring a plentiful
harvest the following year.
In celebration of thisstunning phenomenon, 15
Dango rice cakes
symbolizing the 15th dayof the 8th Lunar month
was offered in gratitude ofbountiful harvests thatnurture us.

FLU CLINIC
The shrine's Flu Clinic
was held on Saturday,
September 10 from11:00 am ~ 12:30 pm.

Mahalo to pharmacist
Kimberly and Times
Pharmacy Kamehameha
Shopping Center foradministering both theRegular Flu A & B vaccine
and the Fluzone HighDose Quadrivalentsenior dose for the2022-2023 Flu season, as
recommended by theCDC.
In Japan, the coming ofsummer is signaled by
Furin wind chimes.
Furin was introduced toJapan from China
sometime in the 1200
CE.
It's time to bid summer
farewell as we remove
all furin and prepare
for our Autumn events.

MAINTENANCE
Pine trees produce sap all year
long, but it flows the strongest
during summer.
Tree sap has been oozing out ofthe pine tree on the H-1 side of
the shrine, leaving fresh tar on theconcrete walkway of the shrine, allover the shrine's exterior walls
and carpet of the Dazaifu
Tenmangu shrine.

Pine sap is not toxic but is a sticky
nuisance that causes damage tohardscapes.

The pine tree was cut along with 3
ficus trees that succumbed toCarpenter bees and Black Road
Dust Disease that is generated
from soot, exhaust particles, brakepads and tires that contains toxic
compounds that are kicked up in
the air and eventually suffocatetrees.
The Carpenter bees are said tonest in old trees and tunnel intowood creating vertical nesting
chambers, creating damage to thetree.
The holes made by the Carpenter
bees can be seen in the photobelow.
The tree removals required a
6-man crew and took a full 2 days
with heavy equipment like cherry
pickers and stump grinders.