The monthly newsletter of the Jodo Mission of Hawaii for August 2017.

1. JodoMissionofHawaii
Bulletin-AUGUST2017
JodoMissionofHawaii
1429MakikiSt.
HonoluluHI96814
AddressServiceRequested
(#1249-0817)
Bon Dance 盆おどり
August 18, Friday: 6:30pm-9:30pm
August 19, Saturday: 6:30pm-9:30pm
August 18, Friday: 5:45pm
Jizo Bon prayer will be held
in front of Jizo statue)
August 18-19 (Fri-Sat): 6:00 pm
Taiko performance by Dragon Beat
to begin our Bon Dance
bentos, BBQ sticks, saimin,
sushi, yaki soba, gyoza, spam
musubi, Andagi (Okinawan
donuts), hot dog, chili and rice,
turkey jook, juice, soda, shave
ice, water, etc.
Food Booths will open at 4:30pm
Kiddie games will be available
Dancers enjoying themselves around the yagura and lots of people watching & enjoying
Taiko players pray before their performance
Please come, bring your family and friends with their kimonos, happi coats
and dance around the yagura and enjoy the many food items:

2. Helping with Bon Dance Preparation: We do need your help with Bon Dance
preparation. Please contact the temple office to let them know you are able to help. Help
is needed on Thursday, Aug 17 and/or Friday, Aug 18 and/or Saturday, Aug 19 from 9:00
a.m. If you are only available a few hours, whether it is during the day or during the Bon
Dance hours, your help will be much appreciated! Please contact the office to let them know
when you are available. Thank you.
Bon Dance Practice: Bon dance practice will be held Tuesday, August 15 and Wednes-
day, August 16, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to practice or learn from
instructors in the inner circle.
Jodo Mission Happi Coats: Jodo Mission
will be selling its own happi coats. If you are
interested you may contact Jodo Mission or
come to the Bon Dance.
Above photo, people are getting ready for Bon Dance.
Below Taiko performance to begin our Bon Dance
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Prayer is given before Bon Dance begins
Bon Odori is
the fellowship
part of ances-
tor worship—
Dancing is for
everyone!
Yummy foods of all kinds! Games for children!
Happi coats and bon dance towels for sale.

3. 1. When Someone Passed Away
Death
↓
Medical examination
↓
Call for a minister
↓
Makuragyo (Bedside service)
↓
Call for a mortuary
↓
Body pick-up
↓
Meeting with the funeral director at the
mortuary
↓
Viewing service
↓
Cremation
↓
FUNERAL with the first 7th
day service
↓
49th day service
Burial service
↓
Hatsubon (1st O-Bon) service
↓
1 year memorial service
2. When Someone Is Very Close To Death
Call for a minister
↓
Rinju Gyogi (Last rites)
↓
Death
↓
Medical examination
↓
Call for a mortuary
↓
Body pick-up
↓
Meeting with the funeral director at the
mortuary
↓
Viewing service
↓
Cremation
↓
FUNERAL with the first 7th
day service
↓
49th day service
Burial service
↓
Hatsubon (1st O-Bon) service↓
↓
1 year memorial service
VISION FOR THE FUTURE (5)
By Rev. Yubun Narashiba
Japanese Buddhism in Hawaii has a very unique cultural background.
In Japan, Buddhist customs differ from village to village, town to town,
prefecture to prefecture. This is because Buddhism has been localized to fit to the custom
in each area. Since Japanese immigrants came to Hawaii from the various regions of
Japan, ceremonial customs are different according to the area where the family came from.
However, as time passes, those customs are becoming unclear and more confusing for the
younger generations. Because of this confusion, younger generations seem to be going
away from Buddhism by saying that Buddhism is hard to understand. Therefore, in this
article, I would like to explain the standard procedure of doing a service. As the first, let me
show you the two common procedures of having funerals among the members of Jodo
Mission of Hawaii.
Note: Above two service procedures are purely for informational purpose. We shall honor your family customs and
decisions to arrange a funeral service.
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**Editor’s note: This article is a reprint from our August 2011 issue. Because this article contains information you will need to
know some day, we will be reprinting it from time to time as space permits.

4. Thank You to All Who Participated with O-Toba Set Up
Thank you to all who came to help with the O-Toba set up and general cleaning of
the temple and Nokotsudo or Columbarium on Sunday,
July 9th. As you can see
from the photos on this page,
there were so many O-Tobas
to set up. It takes a lot of man
power to put the O-Tobas up.
To secure one O-Toba, one
person needs to hold the
O-Toba while another person
pounds a nail to
secure the O-Toba.
Also thank you to the
women who helped clean our
temple and Nokotsudo or
Columbarium and for those
who prepared the delicious
lunch! See photos below.
With the help of many of
you (members, relatives and friends of members),
we were able to have the O-Tobas set up and ready for O-Bon services. See photo below to
the right showing all the O-Tobas set up! Beautiful! This is hard work! It is with all your
kokua that it is possible to welcome the departed spirits
to Jodo Mission. Hope everyone enjoyed yourselves
while working hard and you enjoyed the fellowship, which
is very important. ARIGATO!
In addition to cleaning
and setting up the
O-Tobas, the electricians
needed
to set up
the wir-
ing.
Someone needs to
set up the faucet for
those bringing flow-
ers and someone
needs to trim our co-
conut tree so our Jodo Mission sign
can be seen from the freeway (our
ministers). ARIGATOPage 4
Harue Maki, Mutsue
Yanagihara and Doris
Soma. Missing is Aki
Nishiyama.
Sifting the ashes from the koro (so the small pieces of
senko can be taken out) .requires Tomoko Hisamoto to
use a face mask protecting her from the ash dust.

5. Haleiwa Jodo Mission O-Bon Service
On July 14 and 15, 2017, Haleiwa Jodo Mission had its
O-Bon Services and Toro Nagashi on July 15. As the
only other Jodo Shu temple on Oahu, some members of
Betsuin and minister Rev. Narashiba went to help. It is
so beautiful to see all the lanterns floating. This year,
because of the tide, the toro launching was at 9 p.m. and
many either did not attend or did not pick up their lan-
terns. With the help of volunteers, all the lanterns went
on their way.
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Stuart Nago: On May 28, 2017 before going
on his trip to Japan, Stuart Nago came to play some
ukulele and sing and also mentioned his new book
“Kini and the Magic Uke”, which he had written.
On June 16, 2017, Stuart Nago returned to
Jodo Mission to talk about his trip to Japan and
Goshuinchou—Japan Temple Stamp Book
Have you ever heard of Goshuinchou? This is a popular thing in Japan
where one goes to a temple or shrine and obtains a red-stamp from that temple.
“Goshuinchou” or stamp book is purchased at the first temple and after the minis-
ter makes his mark in the stamp book, it is then used for the next temple/shrine,
etc. The minister uses black ink to handwrite the name and date
using traditional Japanese calligraphy. After writing, he stamps
the book with a large red stamp that is unique to that specific tem-
ple. Visitors from Japan stop by for this treat. On this day Rev.
Narashiba stamped 4 books for the 4 visitors. Travelers can use
this when they go home and open the book of their travels.
his visit with Rev. Hiroyoshi Oeda, wife Mari and their family.
Stuart also showed a video Rev. Oeda made introducing his family
members which included his father, mother, sister, brother-in-law,
children, and other ministers working at their temple. Stuart hopes to
continue his talk about Japan on another Sunday and also go into his new book. So
please be on the lookout for another announcement!
Also attending the Sunday Service on June 16, were
visitors from Japan—Rev. Shinko Kanda and daughter
Yumiko from Osaka and Rev. Hosho Hori from Kyoto.
Although Stuart spoke English, all of our guests were able to
understand, especially when Stuart talked about the different
foods he ate in Japan. After some refreshments, Yumiko
went with Stuart, Yukari and Sophie Narashiba to the
Ukulele Festival at Kapiolani Park

6. Rev. Yubun Narashiba
Head Minister
Rev. Kanjun Nakano
Resident Minister
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Bishop Gensho Hara
Lahaina, Maui
Island Temple Phone No. Dates Times
Oahu Betsuin 949-3995 O-Bon Service
Bon Dance
July 21 & 22
July 23
Aug 18 to 19
2:00 pm/7:00 pm
10:00 am
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Haleiwa 637-4382 O-Bon Service
Bon Dance
Toro Nagashi
July 14 & 15
July 14 & 15
July 15
6:00 pm
7:00 pm
9:00 pm
Big Island
[Hawaii]
Kurtistown Call Rev. Miyazaki
(808) 936-7828
(808) 935-6996
(808) 936-7828
O-Bon / Bon Dance August 5 6:00 pm / 7:00 pm
Hilo O-Bon / Bon Dance
O-Bon Service
July 8
July 9
6:00 pm / 7:00 pm
10:00 am
Hakalau O-Bon / Bon Dance August 19 6:00 pm / 7:00 pm
Hamakua
Call Rev. Wansa
(808) 775-0965
O-Bon / Bon Dance August 12 5:00 pm / 6:00 pm
Kohala O-Bon / Bon Dance July 8 5:00 pm / 7:00 pm
Hawi O-Bon / Bon Dance August 5 5:00 pm / 6:00 pm
Maui Kahului Call Rev. John Hara
(808) 244-0066
O-Bon / Bon Dance July 28 & 29 6:30 pm / 7:30 pm
Wailuku O-Bon / Bon Dance June 16 6:30 pm / 7:30 pm
Lahaina (808) 661-4304 O-Bon Service
Bon Dance
Toro Nagashi
June 30
July 1
July 1
July 1
6:00 pm
6:30 pm
8:00 pm
7:30 pm
Kauai Kapaa O-Bon Service
Bon Dance
Toro Nagashi
June 18
June 23 & 24
July 2
10:00 am
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
Call Rev. Ishikawa
(808) 742-6735
Koloa O-Bon Service
Bon Dance
July 30
August 4 & 5
10:30 am
7:30 pm
2017 O-BON AND BON DANCE SCHEDULE
OF JODO SHU TEMPLES
Jodo Mission Office Hours:
Monday to Saturday: 8am—5pm
Sunday & Holidays 8am—3pm
Phone: 949-3995 Website: www.jodo.us
In preparation of
O-Bon Service,
someone prepared
the chochins to be
beautifully present-
ed!

7. EITAIKYO (Perpetual Memorial Service) for August
1 Cordelia Reiko Ushiroda
2 Sato Hirouji
The Miyamasu Family
The Hirouji Family
The Nakamura Family
Tadashi Nakamura
Janet Okawa
3 Satsu Hashimoto
The Hashimoto Family
4 Masaichi Harada
Tsuru Nomura
The Nomura Family
Sumako Iguchi
Kenkichi Kimoto
Keisuke Masuda
5 Tori Matsubara
The Matsubara Family
Tahei Higashimura
The Higashimura Family
Mantaro Nitta
Toichiro Tomita
Yutaka Kubota
6 Toshiko Nishimura
Yoshio Fujii
7 Kametaro Yano (2)
The Yano Family
The Yano, Konaka &
Hayashi Family
Chokichi Tanaka
The Tanaka Family
Aiko Fukuhara
The Inouye Family
Kikuno Yamane
Kaneichi Kato
8 Takao Tsuda
Kitae Yamanaka
The Yamanaka Family
Zentoku Takara
Kame Taira
Russel Hideo Uehara
9 Takeo Sato
The Sato & Suzuki Family
Hiro Yonemoto
Tora Higashi
The Hashimoto Baby
Evelyn Murakami
Yonemoto Family
The Higashi Family
10 Seitaro Yamamoto
The Suzuki & Yamamoto
Family
Takaji Shigeoka
Kinichi Imai
Saburo Nishimura
Ito Fujita
The Fujita Family
Hideo Yamagata
Aileen Fukunaga
11 Tomegusu Kotake
Kuranoshin Matsumoto
Thomas Yoshiaki Shimizu
12 Hatsuichi Karimoto
13 Doris Kiyoko Miura
Toshio Kouchi
14 Ashizuchi Fujikami
The Fujikami Family
Shizuo Yokomichi
The Yokomichi & Kondo
Family
Iichi Yanagihara
Yoshijiro Iwamoto
Shizuno Muraoka
15 Maki Hara
The Hara Family
Bishop Shoshin Inouye
The Nose Family
Sata Nitta
Torano Toyoshiba
Noboru Hamamura
Hatsue Yamada Watanabe
Robert Tokusei Kaneshiro
16 Masao Mizuno
The Mizuno & Ohta Family
Ume Miyamasu
The Miyamasu Family
The Masaki Family
Yoneo Masuda
The Masuda Family
17 Toshikata Shinagawa
David Kenji Moritsugu
Kiyoji Yamamoto
Kazuyo Furukawa
18 Mitsuru Morisako
The Morisako & Ishii Family
Shinsuke Mito
The Mito Family
Fuji Yasumoto
Hanayo Imai
Miyuki Ono
Toraichi Kurakake
Rev. Ryokai Yamanaka
Ryusuke Machida
Haruo Okuhara
19 Eiko Maeda
The Maeda Family
Kiyoshi Hisamura
Hisano Oyabu
The Oyabu & Kondo
Family
Wakichi Suzui Family
Takeshi Umetsu
Sakae Matsumoto
20 Shizue Iwamoto
Henry Hashimoto
Kame Namihira
Chie Nakagawa
21 Yoshisuke Sato
The Sato & Suzuki
Yutaka Tejima
The Tejima Family
Saka Kuniyuki
Morishige Inage
Misao Kuniyuki
Yoshi Nishimura
Toshiyuki Ogawa
Toraichi Kurakake
22 Yuri Hironaka
The Hironaka & Ishimoto
Family
Masuichi Tabata
Miyoko Hokushin
Takenouchi
23 Yoshisuke Masuda
Raymond Tetsuji
Nishiyama
24 Kazuo Kano
The Kano & Wataba 6
Family
Teisuke Hamamoto
The Hamamoto Family
Eizo Fukuda
Tatsuki Heirakuji
Sueko Onaga (2)
25 Tema Iuchi
The Iuchi Family
Kiku Masuda
The Masuda & Asamura
Family
Etsuko Ohta
The Ohta Family
Koji Yasumoto
Gladys Otsui Ikeda
26 Tadasuke Nishida
Masaji Ishida
Umeno Masuda
Torao Maehara
Yachiyo Tamura
27 Harumi Tasaka
Shigeo Kobashigawa
The Kobashigawa Family
Kenji Kawano
28 Hitoshi Mizuno
The Mizuno & Ohta Family
Seikuro Hisamura
Shichiemon Ebisuzaki (2)
Hana Noyama
29 Tadashi Higashi
The Higashi Family
Kenji Hamada
The Hamada Family
Atsushi Fujita
The Fujita Family
Masahiko Miyagi
30 Thomas Takeshi Tanaka
Elsie Kikuye Tatei
Katsumi Nishimoto
Sojiro Takamura
Rikiichi Yagi
31 Toshiatsu Misawa (2)
Misawa & Watanabe
Family
Misawa Family
Akira Misawa
Riyo Yano
Edith Kiyoko Kaneshiro
Obituaries
The Jodo Mission of Hawaii
extends its sincere condo-
lences to the family mem-
bers and loved ones of the
following members who have
recently left this world for
the Pure Land.
Glenn Katsumi Inouye 69
Kazuko Hisanaga 89
Faye Natsuko Shinohara94
Don Shigeo
Toishigawa 90
Judith Mariko
Kishimoto 92
Junichi Motoike 66

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