Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha
Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
September 2015a place where ancient traditions thrive

Autumn Thanksgiving Festival
There are numerous matsuri or
local festivals in Japan as almost
every shrine celebrates one of its own.
Most festivals are held annuallyand celebrate the shrine's kami or aseasonal or historical event.
The word matsuri can refer to anyoccasion for offering gratitude to akami at a shrine. It comes from aword meaning 'to entertain' or 'toserve'. Matsuri is also used to refer to
Shinto festivals.
Autumn festivals are meant to

秋季感謝大祭

give gratitude for the rich harvests
and the bounties we receive fromnatureHawaii Kotohira Jinsha - Dazaifu
Tenmangu celebrated its
annual Autumn Thanksgiving
Festival on Sunday, September 27 ina solemn ceremony officiated by
Rev. Masa Takizawa and assisted by
Rev. Akihiro Okada of Daijingu
Temple of Hawaii, Rev. Naoya
Shimura of Hawaii Ishizuchi Jinja,
and Rev. Jun Miyasaka of Izumo

Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii.
Shauna Arakaki performed
Toyosaka no Mai followed by thepresentation of tamagushi by theattendees.
Shrine president, Dr. Shinken
Naitoh closed the ceremony byexpressing his mahalo to all thefriends of the shrine for their helpand support.

MAHALO for your generous donations
Thomas & Linda Agawa
Lois Arakaki
Daijingu Tempe of Hawaii
Doughty Ohana
Miyoko Hanahara
Hanayagi Dancing Academy HF
Bob Harada
Hawaii Ishizuchi Jinja
Hawaii Senbukan
Higa Ohana

Mitsuru & Pam Igarashi
Arthur Isa
Arthur Isa, Jr
Kyoko Isa
Izumo Taishakyo Mission of HI
Elsie & Lorraine Kadota
Toshiaki Kimura
Elaine Komatsu
Kell Komatsubara
Arika Mibu-Briou

Reisuke & Ai Miyazawa
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Craig & Diane NishidaDiane Ogasawara
Mitsunobu Ohashi
Gail Sakagawa
Jay Sakashita
Akiko Sanai
Yukiko Shishido
Simply Ono

Shrine Visitors

15 Students from Dr. Jay Sakashita’s Religion class at Leeward
Community College visited the shrine for a mini lecture on Shinto on
September 22.

Alice Sugimoto
Sugimoto Ohana
Yuko Takahashi
Allan Takeshita
Joy Tamashiro
Jensen & Judy Toma
Sharon Toma
Hisashi & Arisa Uehara
Junko Yonemura
Sandy Yoshimura

CONGRATULATIONSChad and Kei Enoki were blessedwith Naia, a beautiful and healthy
little girl. May she bring you many
years of sugar, spice andeverything nice!

ShrineMaintenanceRepairs and upgrades continue
at the shrine.
A bit of sparkle was added tothe parsonage’s bathroom bysome major repairs andupgrades by Bob Harada andIvan Sugai.
Mahalo Nui to Mike Lee and
Bob Harada for doing minor
repairs and maintenanceMAHALO
Volunteers
Jason Akamine
Ana Barayuga
Gannon Goo
Robert Hart
Paul Hashimoto
Matsu Katsu
Odie Kepo’oStella Kepo’oRobert Kono
Asami Kobata
Galen Komatsu
Kell KomatsubaraTory Latila

Hannah Lam
Matt Maeda
Diane Masaki
Mike Nakada
Marvin Nakajima
Braeden Nakamoto
Devin Oishi
Nico Santos
Les Souza
St. Francis Anime Club
Terrence Teruya
Chris Urata
Pam Verrey
Ilene Wong
Kaede Yanagihara
Angela Yoshimoto
Cate Yu

Otaku Summer Festival
The Otaku Summer Festival was held on Sunday
August 23 with Herbert Kyle - the voice of Goku onDragon Ball Z, fun games and great vendors.

Tea Houses in Hawaii
In Japan, an ochaya, literallymeans "tea house” and is anestablishment where patrons areentertained by geisha.
At one time in Hawaii, therewere over 30 such tea houses.
Japanese teahouses in Hawaii
were built about 110 years ago as
bathhouses. Many Japaneselaborers never married, and theteahouses became a place forthem to gather. By the 1930s, tea
houses were exclusive restaurants
with furo and geisha entertainers.
One of the largest and mostpopular tea house was Mochizuki
Tea House, located in Liliha.
Hisaichi Fujita was the owner ofMochizuki Tea House from the1920s to 1955.
Upon his death, his children,
George and Fumiko Fujita
operated as partners until it
closed its doors in 1973.
The original Mochizuki Tea
Garden was located in Waikiki.
Mochizuki Tea House was a

Tatami mat rooms at Natsunoya

The famous koi ponds of Mochizuk Tea House in Liliha

sprawling complex with six small
Japanese-style houses and amain dining building for larger
parties up to 100 people. It issaid that sake was served during
Prohibition and shamisen music
played by geisha could be heard
nightly.
In the 1930s, many celebrities
could be seen dining at Mochizuki. Among them were Shirley
Temple, Walt Disney, RobertMontgomery, Al Jolson, Bing
Crosby, Myrna Loy and BabeRuth.
In the 1960s, Gov. John Burns
hosted a dinner for Jacqueline,
John Jr. and Caroline Kennedy,
several years the assassination ofPresident Kennedy.
The Kunawai Terrace
condominium now stands on the1-acre property that was once
Mochizuki Tea House.
The developers capped thenatural bubbling spring and left asmall pond at Kunawai Springs
Park, near the former site of the
Mochizuki Tea House.

Other tea houses on Oahu
were - Nu'uanu Onsen on
La'imi Street in Nu’uanu,
Kanraku on Kohou Street in
Kapalama, Shinonome Besso
by the University of Hawai'i onKalei Road, Seaside Gardens in
Waikiki - near the Ilikai,
Moanalua Tea House near
Moanalua Gardens, Rainbow
Gardens on Kunawai Lane andIshii Gardens on Huna Street off
Kuakini Street.
Many didn't survive WorldWar II, as it seemed unpatriotic
to dine at Japaneseestablishments. By the 1960s,
tea houses began evolving into
banquet facilities for parties.
Natsunoya, which means"summer house," is the lastremaining teahouse in Hawaii.
Shuji Fujiwara had a small
teahouse in Alewa Heights in1921, named Shunchoro. In1958 Shuji Fujiwara's son,Lawrence Fujiwara Sr., took
over and changed the name toNatsunoya.

The first Shichigosan blessing was held on
August 18 for the Miyazawa family from Japan.

2015 EventsReservations for Shichigosan and Jusan Mairi
have been accepted since September 1.
Visit our website at www.e-shrine.org for
details and online reservation forms.

OCTOBERNOVEMBER

DECEMBER

18 Sunday
3:00 pm
Tsukinamisai Monthly
Service1 Sunday
3:00 pm
Tsukinamisai Monthly
Service5 Saturday
8:30 amMochi Making

18 Sunday
24 Saturday
25 Sunday
31 Sunday
9:00 am - 4:00 pm1 Sunday
7 Saturday
8 Saturday 14 Saturday
15 Sunday 21 Saturday
22 Sunday
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

6 Sunday3:00 pm
Tsukinamisai Monthly
ServiceShichigosan

Shichigosan

Jusan Mairi

Jusan Mairi

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