Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha
Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu

July 2022

The annual Chinowa for People and Pets was canceled again this year due to COVID-19 however, a private
blessing was performed on 7/16 for Cosmo, a regular participant of our event since 2004 and his feline siblings !!!

DONATIONSBill & Keiko Doughty
Bryson & Reiko Goda
Seizo Imamura
Rodney & Sharon Isa
James & Melba Kurashige

CALENDAR
On-Site Flu Clinic
The Center for Disease Controland Prevention (CDC) highly
recommends getting your flu
shot to reduce your risk fromserious illnesses from the flu

AUGUST
1

Back-To-School Blessing(CANCELED)
2:00 pm (INTERNAL)
Tsukinami-sai Monthly Service

Tu Uyen La
Mike Lee
Steve Miwa
Craig Morishige

SEPTEMBER

Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh

1

8:30 am (ONLINE ONLY)
Reservations accepted for
Shichigosan, Totose no Oiwai,
Jusan Mairi, Seijin Shiki

5

2:00 pm (INTERNAL)
Autumn Thanksgiving Festival

10

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Craig & Diane Nishida
Akiko Sanai
Gary & Linda Shinsato
Robert Stallings
Alice Sugimoto
Chester Sugimoto
Florence Sugimoto
Naomi Teramoto
Lena Yafuso
Lisa Yafuso(Open t o t h e Pu blic)

Look for details on
our August Newsletter

On-Site Flu Clinic at the shrine

GOKITO Private Blessings
Ie barai or House Blessing promotes
spiritual healing for your residence.
A House Blessing was performed fora home in Kapahulu on July 13.

Three online blessings - - 2
in Japan and 1 on Oahu
were performed forrestoration of health andstrength.
Private blessings may be
performed virtually via
Zoom, Line and Facetime.
Please contact the shrine at:
kotohira@hawaiiantel.net

A blessing was requested by afamily friend on July 20 for a local
student who will be taking theBar Exam in another state.
This student will be uprooting
from Honolulu to an exciting
position in New York, once she's
admitted to Bar.
Remember your many years ofhard work, preparations anddetermination.
Ganbatte and go forward withconfidence!!!

TANABATA
From ancient times, the Japanese
have embraced the awes of nature
by celebrating the changing of theseasons.

On Joshi (3/3) peach leaves aremixed with sake for physical andemotional balance.
On Tango (5/5) chopped Iris leaves
are mixed into sake to eliminate
toxins and to strengthen the body.

Among them are 5 major festivals
called Sekku or Go-Sekku. They are:
Jinjitsu (January 7), Joshi (March 3),Tango (May 5), Tanabata (July 7)
and Choyo (September 9).

On Tanabata (7/7) Amazake, asweet non-alcoholic sake is served
to relieve fatigue.
On Choyo (9/9) kiku petals are
mixed in sake for good health andlongevity.

As in most Japanese festivals, all 5
Sekku involves sake.
On Jinjitsu (1/7) medicinal herbs
such as cinnamon, ginger,rhubarb, bellflower are mixed intosake to boost the immune system
for a healthy year ahead.

The present day Tanabata isactually a combination of several
festivals:1) Chinese tradition called Qixi
which dates back to over 2600
years ago - - where young people
wished for skills in sewing,
craftsmanship and penmanship.

TANABATA

SHICHIGOSAN

Wishes were written on
rectangular strips of paper
which was the inspiration for
Chilseok in Korea andTanabata in JapanThe shrine has been receiving manycalls and emails regarding Shichigosanand Jusan Mairi 2022.
The dates for 2022 are:
10/23 (Sun) ~ 11/20 (Sun) .

2) Ancient ritual of Tanabatatsume where shrine maidens
wove cloths for the kami

We have offered Totose no Oiwai(Special Blessings for 10 year olds) andSeijin Shiki (Coming of Age blessing)since 2017.

3) Chinese legend of theCowherd and Princess - twolovers who cross the Milky
Way to meet once a year
Tanabata was observed at theshrine from July 1 - 7.
Tanzaku tags were available tovisitors to write their wishes
for the annual celebration.
Mahalo Selena - for your kindwishes for everyone's safety !
Mahalo to Diane Nishida forcrafting the Tanzaku tags
every year.

The four Rites of Passages mentioned
above are offered with complimentarykimono rental and dressing,
Chitose-ame candy (for Shichigosanonly), omamori, goody bag and a
special reusable bag.
Online reservations will begin on
September 1 at 8:30 am.
We longer accept phone or fax
reservations. Please visit
w w w.jin ja.u s in
mid-August for details.

WELCOMEMAINTENANCE
An alarming amountof litter is left on
Olomea Street, infront of the shrine
every day.
It is becoming more
and more difficult tomaintain a pristineneighborhood andany safety measuresfor public safety.

E Komo Mai Reverend
Yuki Fujimori, Mr.
Fujimori and DiannHorita!!!
Rev. Yuki Fujimori is
the Chief Priestess andDiann, the president ofHilo Daijingu.
Rev. Fujimori was bornand raised in Okayama

prefecture andreceived her priest's
training andapprenticeship atAtsuta Jingu Gakuin inNagoya.
Rev. Fujimori became
the 8th priest at HiloDaijingu in March
2021.