Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha
Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
FLU CLINICFlu viruses evolve so quickly, lastyear 's vaccine may not protect youfrom this year 's viruses.

When you get vaccinated, yourimmune system produces
antibodies to protect you from theviruses included in the vaccine.
Both the Regular Flu Vaccine(formulated for the 2022-2023 Flu
Season) and Senior Dose(High-Dose Quadrivalent) will beoffered.
The shrine will be offering a Flu
Clinic coordinated by Times
Pharmacy on September 10(Saturday) from 11 am - 12:30 pm.
If you ar e in t er est ed, please
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DONATIONS
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CALENDARSEPTEMBER
18:30 am
RESERVATIONS taken for Shichigosan, Totose no Oiwai, Jusan
Mairi, Seijin Shiki

42:00 pm (INTERNAL)
Autumn Thanksgiving Festival

10

11 am - 12:30 pm
Flu Clinic (open to the public)

OCTOBERA reception was held on 8/4 incommemoration of the 40th
Anniversary of Hawaii's Sister
State relationship with Fukuoka.
Governor George Ariyoshi, whose
father immigrated from Fukuoka
initiated the first Sister-State
relationship for Hawaii in 1980.

23

9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Shichigosan, Totose no Oiwai,
Jusan Mairi, Seijin Shiki
2 pm (INTERNAL)
Tsukinamisai Monthly Service

23, 29, 30 9:30 am - 3 pm
Shichigosan, Totose no Oiwai, etc

GOKITO Private Blessings
An interment ceremony wasperformed for former VP of theshrine, Bob Harada who passed away
on September 14, 2018.
Bob is interred at Honolulu MemorialPark. Thank you Bob, for coming
into our lives.

A Gokito private blessing wasperformed for a couple wanting
to acknowledge and express
gratitude for the goodness intheir lives.
They feel the sources of thisgoodness lies outside ofthemselves - - whether toothers, nature or a higherpower.
Mahalo for being such aninspiration.

A 60th birthday is a uniquemilestone in Japaneseculture. Virtual Kanreki
blessings were performed
for twins - one in Tokyo andthe other in Maryland.
Due to time differences andtheir schedules, we were
not able to Zoom themsimultaneously. Separate
blessings were performedat different times on 8/11.

GOKITO Private Blessings
An annual House Blessing wasperformed for the founding
family of Otaki Jinja - one of theseven shrines on the property.

formed by the 129 Issei families
from Otake City to perpetuate
their spiritual traditions.

Otaki Jinja was established inOtake City, Hiroshima in 597. Agobunrei was brought to Hawaii
in 1930 by Teiichi Sugimoto andenshrined at Hawaii Kotohira
Jinsha.
The supporting organization Otaki Jinja Hosan-Kai was

Tsukinamisai is still
performed internally until
the end of the year.
Mahalo Nui Akiko for theDaifuku Mochi at the August
Tsukinamisai monthly
service !

Otaki Jinja 25th Annivesary festival held on October 23, 1955

SHICHIGOSAN
It's that time of the year reservations for
Shichigosan, Totose noOiwai, Jusan Mairi andSeijin Shiki will be
accepted online from
Sept em ber 1.
Please visit our website
w w w.jin ja.u s for details
as procedures havechanged since COVID.
We no longer accept
reservations by phone,
fax or Email.
A confirmation email ortext will be sent to you
within 24 hours ofreceipt of your online
reservation and donation.

Special Blessing includes: Gokito Blessing, Omamori, Chitose
ame, Goodie bag, Complimentary kimono rental and dressing
Donation $65
We do n ot t ak e ph ot ogr aph s or videos

Our kimono dressing is acomplimentary service
provided by the shrine andits volunteers to preserveand perpetuate theJapanese kimono culture.
The selection of kimono foreach child on the day andtime of the appointment
depends on the day's
available supply and proper
fittings for the child's age,height and arm length.
Selections proper for eachchild are made by thevolunteer staff at the timeof appointment.

Department of Healthregulations have notchanged since 2020. As
such:- We are NOT able to offer
hair, makeup or the use ofkanzashi hair ornaments.
Please style your child's
hair bef or e arriving foryour reserved time
- All children are to be
dressed in a thin V-neck orround neck T-shirt or tank
top. No crew neck T-shirts.
Please also wear shorts
without any belts or bulky
belt loops.

SHICHIGOSAN
SHICHIGOSANTOTOSE NO OIWAIJUSAN MAIRI

Shichigosan is said to haveoriginated in the Heian Period(794 - 1185) among court
nobles who celebrated thepassage of their children into
middle childhood.

Totose no Oiwai, literally "10year old celebration" are forchildren on the verge of manychanges in their lives.

Jusan Mairi or "13-year old
Blessing" marks the firstcomplete cycle of the Chinese
zodiac for the first time since
their birth.

At 10, children are alreadydeveloping an increasing senseof who they are in the world.
Many are preparing for thestart of middle school and are
getting ready to navigate newsocial settings.

This coming of age ceremony
is an anticipated celebration
for those who are moving fromchildhood to adulthood.

Celebrate their milestone witha Totose no Oiwai blessing toacknowledge and embrace thephysical,emotional, cognitiveand social changes associatedwith puberty.

Authenticity, Creativity,Curiosity, Flexibility,Generosity, Humility, Integrity,Maturity, Purity, Responsibility,Spirituality, Tenacity and Unity.

Children who were required bycustom to have shaven heads
until 3, were allowed to growtheir hair out in a ritual called
Kamitoki.
The Hakamagi ritual allowedboys of 5 to wear a hakama,
while girls of 7 replaced thesimple cords used to tie theirkimono with a traditional obi
in the Obitoki ritual.

The Jusan Mairi blessing ismeant to bless the teen with
13 key virtues:

KEI TRUCKS
They're somewhat of a novelty
here in Honolulu, however
Japanese mini trucks or Kei
Trucks may eventually be as
prevalent in urban and suburban
Hawaii as they are in Japan andSoutheast Asia.

versions and is built to satisfy
the Kei Jidosha (Light vehicle)
class in Japan.

It maneuvers well in densely
populated urban areas withlimited space and parking.

Hawaii State government does
not certify the safety of the Kei
Truck as they were never sold inthe US.
At this time, JDM Hawaii, a few
doors down from the shrine isable to get the Kei Truckregistered by getting it pastvehicle reconstruction
inspection, safety check,weighed and have the VIN
numbers verified.
The Kei Truck comes inrear-wheel or four-wheel drive

There are several manufacturersthat produce the Kei Truck - Mitsubishi, Mazda, Honda,Suzuki, etc and are a familiar
sight in Japan and other parts ofAsia.

The Kei Truck or Kei Tora gets
between 30- 40 miles per gallon,
depending on the model.
The max speed on the Kei Trucks
are about 55 mph and is perfectfor getting around city streets.

Besides having a relatively low
list price, Kei trucks or cars inJapan qualifies for lower taxes
and less expensive insurance
rates than regular sized cars.
The cost of operating a Kei truck
or car is significantly lower and isfuel efficient.
There is also no need to produce
advance of purchase, any
documentation to confirm agarage or carport connected toKEI TRUCKS
your home or a monthly parking
facility to park your car.

areas where farmers can feed
cattle out of the Kei Truck muchcheaper than out of a one-ton
feed truck.
It is also widely used throughout
Asia in agriculture, fisheries,construction and even for
firefighting.

A typical Kei Truck is about 10 feetlong, five feet high, four feet wide
and the bed around six feet long.
They're also equipped with typicalthings like blinkers, headlights,windshield-wipers, seatbelts, AC,etc.
Many are with 35-45 horsepower
and is popular for use in rural

Japan has stringent emissions
standards and when a vehicle
gets over 50,000 miles, its taxedheavily to give people theincentive to buy newer vehicles
that meet the emissions
standards.
Due to the Progressive tax onused vehicles in Japan, many
used trucks arrive in excellent
condition with very low mileage.
Under the US Imported Vehicle
Safety Compliance Act, vehicles

older than 25 years are prohibitedfrom importation into the US
without undertaking a lengthy
and costly testing andfederalization process to keep
American drivers safe. The
process is less stringent for new
Kei Trucks.
To date, the demand is seemingly
outrunning the supply andcontainer loads of used Kei Trucks
are being imported into the US.

MAINTENANCE
This vehicle was parked on
Olomea at around 3:00 amon 7/26.
There were documents witha multitude of different
names strewn all around andinside the vehicle. Thevehicle had no license plates.
Seemingly suspicious, HPD
was called.

There has been a feral cat
problem on Kama Lane for a few
years.
Cat feces must be picked up daily
and cat repellent scatteredaround the shrine on a monthly
basis.

Weeding at the breakof dawn

Since the repellent is all-natural,
it takes a while to train cats tostay clear of treated areas.

According to HPD, the vehicle
was reported stolen a few
days earlier and its original
license plates were removed
and replaced with temporary
paper plates from Windward
Nissan.
The vehicle was towed andthe male that was sleeping in
the car was taken away via
an HPD patrol vehicle.