Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha - Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
SEPTEM BER 2018

M AHALO
f or you r don at ion s
Thomas & Linda Agawa
Toshiko Fujisaki
Bob HaradaMatthew & Mariko Hatae
Lorraine Kadota
James & Melba Kurashige
Tomohiko Matsuyama
Clara Matsuzaki
Steve Miwa
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Craig & Diane Nishida
Reid Oshiro
Akiko Sanai
Gary & Linda Shinsato
Joyce Tatemichi
Peggy Tsukida
Glenn & Junko Yonemura
Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha? Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit church. Contributions aretax deductible to the fullest extend allowed by law.

We are deeply saddened to sharewith you the untimely passing of
our friend and Vice President, BobHar ada.
Bob passed away at Straub Medical
Center on September 14, 2018 due
to complications from acuteexacerbation of asthma.
During this time, our thoughts andprayers are with his family.

CALENDARSEPTEM BER
1

8:30 amReser vat ion s accept ed for
Sh ich igosan , Tot ose n o Oiw ai
Ju san M air i & Seijin sh ik i

29

1 pm
Clean u p & Pr ep

30

3 pm
Au t u m n Th an k sgivin g Fest ival

OCTOBER
21

Memories....let them fill your mind,
warm your heart and lead you through3 pm
Tsu k in am isai M on t h ly Ser vice

21 27 28
9 am ~ 4 pm
Sh ich igosan

View event photos at: www.flickr.com/kotohira-dazaifu

Wor ds t o live by - Bach i ga at ar u , M ot t ain ai, Ar igat ai.....
Since ancient times, theJapanese have repeatedly used
three phrases of Shinto origin in
their daily lives - bachi ga ataru,
mottai nai and arigatai.
I?m sure many of you haveheard the term bachi ga ataru
somewhere, sometime in yourlives.
Bachi is a variant form of batsu
or Shinbatsu which means divine
retribution inflicted on someone
who speaks or acts in adisrespectful or unbelieving way
towards a kami.
In English, a similar phrase
would be ?what goes around,comes around.? Here in Hawaii,?you?re going to get bachi? seems
to sum it all when you?ve done
something you shouldn?t have.

A rough English equivalent ofmottai nai would be ?what awaste?.
Literally, it means ?I am
unworthy to be a recipient of thesegoods or services? and is a phrase
which evolved from the Shinto
concept of expressing gratitude forthe bounties that we receive fromnature and the need for reflection
on the forces that sustain us.
For example, if a child doesn?tcare for the lunch prepared by hisor her mother and throws it away
at school, this would be a classic
example of mottai- nai.
The child has no regard for thelove and efforts of his or her
mother and the many hands thatwere involved in planting andharvesting the food used in

preparation. He or she is literally,unworthy to be a recipient of thelunch.
Arigatai is a form of arigato
which literally means ?somethingwhich is difficult.?
The term began as a phrase toexpress how rare it was for one toencounter a kind act, which
eventually evolved into the phrase
arigato for thank you.
Arigatai or expressing gratitude
to our ancestors, parents, nature,etc. is the foundation of Shinto.

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Sh ich igosan
Shichigosan is said to have originated in the Heian
Period (794 - 1185) among court nobles whocelebrated the passage of their children into middle
childhood.
The ages 3, 5 and 7 are consistent with Japanese
numerology, which dictates that odd numbers arelucky.
Over time, this tradition passed to the samurai
class who added a number of rituals, Children who
were required by custom to have shaven heads until
3 years old - were allowed to grow out their hair in aritual called kamitoki.
The hakamagi ritual allowed boys of 5 to wear
hakama for the first time, while girls of 7 replaced
the simple cords they used to tie their kimono withthe traditional obi in the obitoki ritual.
By the Meiji period (1868 - 1912), the practice wasadopted by the commoners as well, and included
visiting a shrine to wish for a long, healthy life.
In1994, our shrine was the first to initiate theShichigosan blessing with complimentary kimono
dresing in hopes of perpetuating a tradition that isspiritually enriching and culturally exciting.

Please visit the Shichigosan page on our website:w w w.jin ja.u s/ sh ich igosan ju san m air i.h t m l
for details and reservation forms for all four
blessings - Shichigosan, Totose no Oiwai, Jusan Mairi
and Seijin Shiki. All four blessings include
complimentary kimono rental and dressing.
-? Kimono dressing is offered on Saturdays andSundays only.
-? We have take no photographs and have nophotographers on site.

M ain t en an ce Pr oject s

On August 22, the Hawaiian islands were bracingfor Hurricane Lane. As emergency shelters opened
and rain began to pour on the neighbor islands,
Lane began to feel real.
At the shrine, damaged tree branches were cut,glass windows were boarded up with plywood andopenings in the shrine sliding doors were plugged
with waterproof fabric and taped to make sure thatthe "building envelope" was sealed.
On September 11 - 13, the fluorescent lights in themeeting room was replaced by M ik e Lee and Gar y
Sh in sat o. Mahalo Nui for helping the shrinetransition to high-efficiency, cost-saving LED lights.