Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha
Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu

Shichigosan 2022

October 2022

DONATIONSCatherine Akagi
Junka Bringas
Jack & Naomi Brown
Shoko Campbell
Keng-Hsien Chao
Preston Chibana
Yuko Ching
Bradford Chun
Ardith Chung
Rurina Costantini
Dave Cowan
Bill & Keiko Doughty
Melvin Fujikawa
Erin Fukumoto
Bryson & Reiko Goda
Katsura Goldstein
Nanami Gushi
Lia Hee
Chiharu Ida
Arthur K. Isa
Arthur & Becky Isa
Rodney & Sharon Isa
Mona Ishihara

Robert & Jean Ishihara
Tracy Kaita
Tomomi Kimura
Lauren Kepa
Cory Kobashigawa
James & Melba Kurashige

Yumiko Lau
Ronnica Lee
Jenny Leung
Susan Ma
Makiko Mimura
Steve Miwa
Kimiko Miyake
Stacy Miyake
Irina Monk
Roy Morioka
Ayami Motooka
Maki Mylenek
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh

Masako Nakashima
Emi Nakayama
Minako Nelson
Ikuyo Ng

Craig & Diane Nishida
Lori Nishimura
Ai OnoKazusa Parcels
Marisol Peters
Hikari Poll
Akiko Sanai
Gary & Linda Shinsato
Aya Smith
Lyann Sugai-Kauhini

Robert Stallings
Gayle Suzuki
Tiffany Takahashi
Aki Tamashiro
Chika Tanaka
Maiko Tanaka
Naomi Teramoto
Mio Ugai
Shelly Uyehara
Kazuki Vuong
Ami WilliamsAkane Yamamoto
Quinn Yang

Jusanya or the Hunter 'smoon looks magicalbehind the clouds.
Jusanya is the first fullmoon following theharvest moon.
Jugoya or the Harvest
moon is the full moonclosest to theAutumnal Equinox.
Jugoya is an ancient
tradition originating in
China whereas Jusanya
is only observed inJapan.

GOKITO Private Blessings
A long-distance Anzan
Kigan or Safe BirthBlessing was performed
on September 30 - - theday of the Dog.
The Japanese havecompared easy birth to adog's delivery which issaid to be relatively easy.

Shubun no Hi fell on
9/22 this year and isa day to honor,
respect and express
gratitude to ourancestors and thedeparted.
On this day, the sunrose exactly in theeast and set exactly
in the west, making

day and night equalin length.
In Japanese culture,ritual care for ourancestors is both asocial obligation andreligious practice.
A Memorial service
was held for all
those interred at theshrine.

Thus, many pregnant
women visit a shrine on
the Day of the Dog for aSafe Birth Blessing.
The most famous shrinefor Safe Birth is Suitengu
in Kurume, Fukuoka.
Another popular shrine
is its branch shrine in
Nihonbashi, Tokyo.
Suitengu, wasestablished in Kurume in

1190 CE as the deity ofwater and all connected
to water, such as bodies
of water, oceans, lakes,
rivers, springs, wells,businesses andoccupations connected
to water and child birth.
Suitengu is one of the 7shrines here at Hawaii
Kotohira Jinsha - Hawaii
Dazaifu Tenmangu.
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Gokito Private Blessings

An annual Family Blessing wasperformed for these shrine friends on
September 29.
A long distanceblessing wasperformed for
Akiko, a 12-year
old Shitzu whowas justdiagnosed withcancer in herabdomen.

A House Blessing was held for a home in Manoa. on
10/6.
Ie-barai House Blessings promotes spiritual healing foryour residence. Welcome the energies of prosperity andharmony and surround yourself with peace, light andclarity.

MAHALO Shichigosan Volunteers
10/ 8 Prepping Giveaways

10/ 16 Cleanup & Prep

Marilyn Naitoh
Shinken Naitoh
Diane Nishida

Art Isa

Gary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato

Arthur Isa Jr

10/ 21 Cleanup & Prep
Craig NishidaDiane Nishida

Gary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato

The shrine was notable to offer hairstyling this year due tocontinuing safety
protocols of theDepartment of Health.
Mahalo Nui to shrine
VP Dian e Nish ida forcrafting and donatinghair decorations togive to girls celebrating
Shichigosan, Totose noOiwai and Jusan Mairi
at the shrine.

SHICHIGOSAN
Keng Hsien Chao
Bryson Goda
Stacie Hata
Kathy Hamada Kwock
Milton Kwock

Marilyn Naitoh
Shinken Naitoh
Craig NishidaDiane Nishida
Gary Shinsato

CALENDAR
Linda Shinsato
Naomi Teramoto
Jasmine Umeno

NOVEMBER
5 - 20 9 am - 3 pm
Shichigosan, Totose noOiwai, Jusan Mairi
6

3:00 pm (INTERNAL)
Tsukinami-sai

DECEMBER

As COVID continues
to linger in ourislands, the shrine isso appreciative of

the volunteers thathave helped theshrine the past 3
years to meet theevolving needs ofthe community witha safe and culturally
exciting Shichigosan.

4

2:00 pm (INTERNAL)
Tsukinami-sai

26

9 am - 3:30 pm
Saisaki Mode (EarlyHatsumode) & Omamori
Early Selection30

4:30 pm
Hatsumode Cleanup &preparations

MAINTENANCE
Hawaii's sun-soaked urban
core is experiencingescalating heat.
The split air conditioners andcondensers were given its
annual cleaning andmaintenance on 10/13 by
Reuben and crew at Air
Conditioning Essentials.

Plumbing issues plague
old buildings and theshrine has been
experiencing its share ofissues.
The toilet in thebasement meeting room
suddenly began spewing
a fountain of water fromthe tank bolts which isusually a sign that thepipe is cracked andleaking underground.
Two plumbing
companies were calledin to give quotes forboth trenching andepoxy lining.
In both instances, asnake was run throughthe pipe but
encountered clogged
debris about 2 feet in.

Hydroblast equipment

Project 1 began with thehydroblasting of the
clogged pipe to give
clear vision to theintegrity of the cast ironpipes. The sump pumpin the basement wasalso cleared of debris.
The pipes weren't
cracked but was severely

Underground Sump pumpclogged with mineraldeposits. The camera
also detected a hairline
crack.
The toilet in thewomen's bathroom wasremoved, and the pipe
was temporarily capped
until a decision is madefor the fate of the pipes.