Volume 3 Issue 7

Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha
Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu

WHERE ANCIENT TRADITIONS THRIVE

October 2013

Autumn Thanksgiving
FestivalFor thousands of years, people
around the world have set aside a day tocelebrate the autumn harvest, giving
thanks for a plentiful growing season.
Rice has long been the main staple ofthe traditional Japanese diet. It is not
only consumed daily as a staple food but
also used to brew sake, and.create sweets
such as mochi.
Japanese cuisine has developed theart of providing side dishes to complement consumption of rice and tablemanners were established in the quest for
more refined ways of eating rice anddrinking sake.
Japanese culture is inseparable fromrice cultivation and many festivals
evolve around rice cultivation.
The shrine’s Autumn Thanksgiving
Festival, meant to express gratitude tothe bounties that we receive from nature
was held on Sunday, September 29 andofficiated by Rev. Masa Takizawa.
Assisting the ceremony were membersof the Honolulu Shinto Renmei: Rev.
Jun Miyasaka of Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii, Rev. Akihiro Okada ofDaijingu Temple of Hawaii and Rev.
Naoya Shimura of Hawaii Ishizuchi
Jinja.
This was the first year in decades,that we were able to celebrate theThanksgiving Festival with the firstfruits of the Autumn harvest - ears ofrice grown in Hawaii. Mahalo Nui to
Allan Takeshita for growing and offering
the ears of rice
Our heartfelt mahalo also go out tothe members for their kokua and Shawna
Arakaki Rivero for the miko mai,View more shrine photos at www.flickr.com/photos/kotohira-dazaifu

MAHALO for your generous donations
Thomas & Linda Agawa
Ala Moana Center for Business
Lois ArakakiDaijingu Temple of Hawaii
Jesse & Momoyo Garrido
Yasumi Gojo
Miyoko Hanahara
Hanayagi Dancing Academy HI Fdn
Bob Harada
Hawaii Ishizuchi Jinja
Hawaii Senbukan
Mitsuru & Pam Igarashi

Ho Ohana
Arthur MJY Isa
Arthur K. Isa
Kyoko Isa
Ishigami Ohana
Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii
Lorraine Kadota
Dean & Carlyn Kagawa
Toshiaki Kimura
Elaine Komatsu
Jenna Merritt
Roy Morioka

Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Masateru & Hatsuko Nakazato
Craig & Diane NishidaDiane Ogasawara
Okai Ohana
Sayumi’s Bridal
T. Raymond SekiyaSenbukan Karate
Yukiko Shishido
Alice Sugimoto & Sugimoto Ohana
Craig & Maureen Takahashi
Naomi Teramoto

Honolulu Shinto Renmei
Members of the Honolulu Shinto Renmei comprised ofthe five Shinto shrines in Honolulu were invited to lunch
by Consul General Toyoei Shigeeda at the Japanese Conulate on September 19.
Pictured from the left are: Vice Consul Kaoru
Morisawa, Rev Akihiro Okada of Hawaii Daijingu, Bishop Daiya Amano of Hawaii Izumo Taishakyo, ConsulGeneral Shigeeda, Rev. Jun Miyasaka and Richard Miyaofrom Hawaii Izumo Taishakyo, Rev. Masa Takizawa andRev. Naoya Shimura of Hawaii Ishizuchi Jinja.

Maintenance & Beautification
MAHALO
Shinken Naitoh
Bob Harada
Marilyn Naitoh
Tom Jannuzzio
Art Isa
Arthur Isa, Jrfor helping with the shrine
clean-up on September 28
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H A W A I I KO T O HI R A J I NS H A

Ala Moana Center for BusinessRev. Takizawa performed a blessing at the Ala Moana
Center for Business in the Ala Moana Building on
September 16.
The Ala Moana Center for Business offers a VirtualOffice, saving capital and overhead with all support
services provided byprofessionals inEnglish,Japanese andChinese.

Pictured to the left is President Marek Lehockey.

Hanayagi Dancing Academy

Congratulations

Congratulations and best wishes to acouple from Kanagawa prefecturethat were married at the shrine on
September 17.
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The Hanayagi Dancing Academy Hawaii Foundation (HDAHF)
held its annual Garage/Rummage Sale on Sunday, September 15 in
the shrine hall.
Thousands of items donated by supporters were priced and displayed by instructors, students and parents under the direction ofGarage Sale chair Kris Yoakum.
Mahalo to Bob Harada and Rev. Takizawa for helping HADHF
with a Shave Ice booth with all proceeds donated to HDAHF.
HDAHF has perpetuated classical Japanese dance and Shamisen
for over 60 years.
Contact Principal, Hanayagi Mitsuai at lkadot.3ai@hawaiiantel.net if
you are interested in learning classical Japanese dance or shamisen.
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A Piece of History
The below photos are from the shrine’s Autumn Thanksgiving festival on
September 8,1965. The Kalihi portion of H-1 Highway began construction in1960 and was completed in 1964, a few months before these photos were taken.

First Row: Rev. Tomiji Kimura of Hawaii Ishizuchi Jinha, Rev. Kazoe Kawasaki of Daijingu Temple of Hawaii, Rev. Kunisuke Sakai of Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu
Tenmangu, Rev. Shigemaru Miyao of Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii, Rev. Matsuda
who was not affiliated with any shrine and Rev Takeshita of Hawaii Kato Jinja.

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