HBC BUDDHA DAY CELEBRATION

April 8th is the birthday of Shakyamuni Buddha. This birthday celebration is known as
"Buddha Day and is also known as Hanamatsuri.
The Hawaii Buddhist Council cordially invites everyone to the Buddha Day Service.at Higashi
Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. The guest speaker is Mrs. Chizuko Endo.

WHEN:
WHERE:
Guest Speaker:

Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

Higashi Honwanji Mission of Hawaii
1685 Alaneo Street, Honolulu, HI 96817

Mrs. Chizuko Endo

Co-Founder of Taiko Center of the Pacific

Parking is limited, carpooling encouraged

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HBC Buddha Day Food Drive 2016: Lets help

the homeless/houseless be able to say,
Itadakimasu and Gochisosama deshita.

starch, cooking ingredients, etc.

Please bring your donation to Buddha Day Service.

Recommended are non-perishable food items like
canned goods, rice, spaghetti ingredients, pasta, corn-

The Hawaii Buddhist Council is comprised of the following Buddhist temples: Higashi Hongwanji
Mission, Honpa Hongwanji Mission, Jodo Mission of Hawaii, Koyasan Shingon Mission, Nichiren Mission of Hawaii, Soto Mission of Hawaii and Tendai Mission of Hawaii. It is always nice to get together
with fellow Buddhists! Please come and celebrate Buddhas Birthday!

Address Service Requested

Jodo Mission of Hawaii

1429 Makiki St.
Honolulu HI 96814
(#1233-0416)

Bulletin - APRIL 2016

Jodo Mission of Hawaii

H a n a ma ts u ri C el eb ra ti o n a t J o d o M i s s i o n
Jodo Mission of Hawaii will have its own Hanamatsuri Celebration on Sunday, April 3, 2016. Please come and bring your family and children.

When:
Time:
Where:

Sunday, April 3
10:00 a.m.
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
1429 Makiki Street
Honolulu, HI 96814
PH: 949-3995

Hawaii Buddhist Council 2016 Buddha Day Photo Contest

Theme: Friends

[Photo should capture Buddhist messages such as non-violence, harmony, mutual respect, and interdependence]

To Enter:

DEADLINE: April 1, 2016

Step 1: Take a photo.

Step 2: Please use your name in the photos file name that
you will attach and send.
Step 3: Then, please email your photo to aloha.hbc@gmail.com with your name, age, telephone number, and temple name. (Children under the age of 10, must have parental approval to
participate.)
* Only one entry per person will be considered.
* All entries will be displayed at Higashi Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin April 10-17, 2016.
*The photo must be taken by the submitter.
*Hawaii Buddhist Council reserves all rights to the photos submitted.

Oahu Jodo Shu Rengo Fujinkai Convention

Any Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai member who wants to come to the Oahu Jodo Shu Rengo Fujinkai Convention in Honolulu, please contact Jodo Mission (949-3995) to put in your
reservation for your bento lunch. You are most welcome and this is a good opportunity to
meet the Fujinkai ladies from Haleiwa.
WHEN:
Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.
PLACE:
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
1429 Makiki Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
After lunch, there will be a card making session and possibly BINGO game. Please come!
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Repair of Amida Buddha Statue

in Betsuin Altar
When you visit the Betsuin, you will notice
that the Amida Buddha statue is not there. It
was shipped to Japan for repair. Special
craftsmen arrived from Japan to take it to
Japan for repair. It will take about three to
four months before it returns.

Hawaii Ehime Kenjinkai

Rev. Yubun Narashiba is a member of the Hawaii Ehime Kenjinkai, a social service group. Recently, the Hawaii Ehime Kenjinkai used Ikoi Hall to have a cooking
demonstration by Chef Yuji Ogai, also a member of Hawaii Ehime
Kenjinkai. Chef Ogai prepared three dishes of the Ehime Prefecture of Japan, namely Uwajima Local Cuisine. Uwajima is the
town where the Ehime Maru boat came from and whose students
died in waters outside of Oahu.
1) Satsuma-jiru (soup made with Barley miso from Ehime
Prefecture and was served with oat rice. No Satsuma-imo (sweet
potato) was used).
2) Fukumen (Secret Mask - because the striped Konnyaku is covered with 4 different colored ingredients. The texture of the Konnyaku is mixed with other ingredients reminds you of the taste of old hometown).
Left photo, Chef is finely
cutting Konnyaku. Right
photo is the finished Fukumen. At far right is another
version of the Fukumen.
Then the Fukumen is
mixed together and the
dark colored strips shown are dark colored
Konnyaku.
3) Seasoned Okara (Chef learned this dish
while working at a famous Waikiki restaurant. Among the chefs, this dish is also
called Uno Hana or Deutzia flower. At
left Chef is mixing the Okara and photo at
right is the finished product next to the mixed
Fukumen.
Hopefully, Chef Ogai will come up with other demonstrations!

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Den Den Mushi

On Sunday, February 21, 2016, four students from Shukutoku University Panel Theater Group performed their panel story singing for everyone who attended the
Sunday Service. Also performing were the
creator of panel theater, Rev. Ryojun Kouda
of Tokyo and Professor Tsukasa Takahashi of
Kyoto Bukkyo University.
The students were: Risa Katsuki, Yuki
Takano, Yumi Kato and Yudai Takahashi.
While on Oahu and on the neighbor islands,
Den Den Mushi visit care homes. Everyone
enjoyed their performance which also included
some audience participation.
Rev. Ryojun Kouda is the creator of panel theater. He is pictured at the left
singing BINGO. He performs with such
happiness and enjoyment of what he is doing that you can see why Den Den Mushi
also follows that enthusiasm!
Professor Tsukasa Takahashi also performed in a different style with authentic
Japanese music. He is pictured in the white
shirt with a lei.
The students of Den Den Mushi are so
talented! This group sang, played a guitar
and pianica (a large harmonica with a keyboard).

Thank You Note from Den Den Mushi

Dear Jodo Mission of Hawaii:
Thank you for letting us perform our Panel Theater, and sorry for our poor English.
We are very impressed by your warn hospitality.
We had a very good time and experience.
We hope that we will see you again. Thank you
very much!
Dendenmushi
Risa Katsuki
Yuki Takano
Yumi Kato
Yudai Takahashi
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Above: Den Den Mushi received from audience participation

At left, Rev. Kouda played
music while performing his
panel theater in the dark.

Oahu Youth
Retreat
Sunday School students from Haleiwa Jodo Mission
and Jodo Mission
of Hawaii attended
service at Betsuin
before riding a bus
to Sea Life Park.
They spent a wonderful day learning
about sea animals.
This would be a
wonderful photo
for the HBC Photo
Contest!

H o n o l u l u J o d o S h u Fu ji n k a i
On February 28, 2016, Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai had their General Membership meeting and New Years Party. Bishop Gensho Hara thanked the ladies for their
dedication to the temple and at the same time also mentioned that although food preparing is important, which the Fujinkai ladies are known for, we must also attend Sunday
Services. Kyodan President Jon Riki Karamatsu also thanked the ladies for their dedication and remarked how the women in our lives are the strengthens of our families.
After the ceremonial portion and welcome addresses, the ladies moved to Ikoi Hall
for a pot luck New Years party with such a variety of foods, deserts, etc. Then came the
BINGO games. Keiro women and supporters (all over 80 years old; oldest 97) were
honored with a container of sekihan. These Keiro women have worked so hard for all
these many years to our temple! With all their aches and pains, they still come to the
temple to help in whatever way they can. Arigato Gozaimasu!

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What is Perpetual Memorial

Service? (Eitaikyo)

Obituaries

This record of a perpetual memorial service and

is called Eitaikyo in Japanese. When the date of
death occurs for a person listed on this record, the
ministers pray for that individual during the morning service. The prayers will continue each year for
as long as Jodo Mission exists.
Anyone can be included in it. You may put your
own name on the list, too. This also helps when it
is difficult to have memorial services. We also welcome you to attend the morning service at
9:30am.

The Jodo Mission of Hawaii extends

its sincere condolences to the family
members and loved ones of the following
members who have recently left this
world for the Pure Land.
Harry Etsuro Miura
Takeko Morioka
J. Jackson Miyagawa
Stanley Riyosei Matayoshi

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How to apply
Stop by the office, and fill out the application
form. Each name costs $200. After the application
is accepted, the name will be listed on the record.

Den Den Mushi and Taisho

University Students

Jodo Mission Office Hours:

Monday to Saturday
8am5pm
Sunday & Holidays
8am3pm
Phone: 949-3995
Website: www.jodo.us

Bishop Gensho Hara

Lahaina, Maui
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On February 21, 2016, a few Taisho University

students with coordinator Toshimichi Sakurai
and manager Nana Kimijima visited and enjoyed the performance of Den Den Mushi. So did
a few of Jodo Missions Sunday School Students.

Rev. Yubun Narashiba

Head Minister

Rev. Kanjun Nakano

Resident Minister

EITAIKYO (Perpetual Memorial Service) for April

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Yasuemon Kajioka
The Kajioka & Morita Family
Yae Ogata
Mistuko Arakawa
Shimoyo Karamatsu
Seiichi Kimura
George Kaname Sakuda
Ryosaku Maeda
The Maeda Family
Shuzaburo Kunihiro
The Kunihiro Family
Masao Kamihara
James Isamu Tomita
Hoichi Nishimura Family

Kinjuro Ajimura
The Ajimura Family
Katsuichi Takeda
The Takeda Family
Takeo Kuniyuki
Katsusaburo Yamamoto
Kikue Kubota

Masayo Kusunoki
The Kusunoki Family
Shinichi Amakawa
The Amakawa Family
Hitomi Miyaura

Tsune Isobe
The Isobe Family
Mamoru Najita
Isematsu Takenaka
Kazumitsu Kaya
Kikuyo Kunimura
Yasu Hirohama
The Hirohama & Kawasugi Family
Kikujiro Uchiumi
Naomi Fuse Johnson
Fay Johnson
Yumi Yokoyama
Isaburo Terada
Toru Yamane

Tadaichi Aoki
The Aoki Family
Kojiro Okamoto
The Okamoto & Nakamoto Family
Shigekichi Yoshizaki
The Yoshizaki Family
Naotaka Hayashi
Misue Imamoto
Yoshio Takara
Masamitsu Nakano

Shizuko Hironaka
The Hironaka & Ishimoto Family
Fumie Iwasaki
Tokio Nishikawa

10 Tomi Arakawa
Matsuji Yamamoto
11 Tsunekichi Matsuno
The Matsuno Family
Sadako Yokoyama
The Yokoyama & Morita Family
Teru Sakuda
The Sakuda Family
Sada Harada
The Kohatsu Family
Yoshiko Hara

12 Naka Nakamura
Toshiko Umemoto
13 Yasuko Daitoku
The Daitoku & Fujimoto Family
Kayo Doi
Tsuyo Uchiumi
Zentoku Uyehara
Yasu Iguchi
Masashi Yamane
14 Heiji Yasumoto
The Yasumoto Family
Yoshi Okamura (2)
Kiyoto Kawaoka
15 Toso Kamisato
The Kamisato Family
The Aoki Family
Mikayo Higashimura
Toshiro Kawabe
The Kawabe Family
Masakane Himuro
Kenji Hayashi
Toshiko Sumida Nishimoto
William Hatsuichi Kishimoto
16 Bunsuke Isobe
The Isobe Family
Ryu Tsurusaki
The Tsurusaki & Inada Family
Masatoshi Umemoto
Patsy Hisako Himuro
Mitsuyoshi Gushikuma
17 Kenichi Namba
The Namba Family
Tsuneharu Imaguchi
Betty Hisako Goto
18 Toyokichi Iguchi
The Iguchi & Sasaki Family
Eki Mineishi
The Mineishi Family
Yojiro Watanabe
19 Jun Kunihiro
The Kunihiro Family
Motoo Ueda
The Ueda Family
Maka Tamanaha
The Tamanaha Family
Matsutaro Shimizu
Isamu Yoshioka
Thomas Rai
20 Hiroshi Ohta
Mantsu Takara
Shozaemon Matsumoto
Mildred Yukiko Ito
21 Naomi Takara
Genichi Tamura
Kikue Kakimoto
22 Kyoichi Koyama
The Koyama Family
Chieko Miyakawa
Hiroshi Nakai
The Nakai Family
Kazu Saiki
Kyoichi Koyama
Francis Sadamu Furutani, Jr.

23 Bishop Sensho Fukuda

Eiko Gushikuma
Shigeichi Aoki
Moushi Uyehara
Tom Shigeo Muranaka
24 Setsuyo Misawa (2)
The Misawa Family
The Watanabe Family
Yoshio Kunimoto
25 Michizo Imaguchi (2)
The Imaguchi Family
Yasuko Ueda
Tsunegoro Iwamoto
Soichi Sakai
26 Kikujiro Yokoyama
The Yokoyama & Morita Family
Makoto Takahashi
Masato Ishida
Tokue Uehara
27 Misae Umemoto
The Umemoto Family
The Ida Family
The Matsushima Family
Shizue Nose
Robert Kazuo Murakami
Haruko Teruya
Fumiye Teruya
28 Rokusuke Yanagihara
The Yanagihara Family
Iwakichi Matsuda
The Toichi Funamoto Family
Misao Yamane
Masa Okamoto Miyao
Ume Kawamura
Stanley Y. Ogomori
29 Mitsuyo Kamioka
The Kamioka & Hanaoka Family
Tatsuyo Ohara (2)
The Ohara Family
Tsuchi Kajioka
Heijiro Asai
Tsune Uesugi
Yukiji Kamioka
Manzuchi Higashi
Kazuto Hamada
Hatsumi Nakamura
Yoshiyo Yanagihara
Mitsuyo Kanai Yoshida
Mitoshi Tanaka (2)
30 Tsuru Matsuno
Esa Yamane
Kume Nakamoto
The Nakamoto &
Sakagawa Family
The Matsuno Family
The Yamane Family &
Harada Family
Shigetaka Imada
Miyoko Shindo

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10:-00 Sunday Service

11:45 Board Meeting

10:00 Sunday Service

9am HBC Buddha Day

Service at Higashi
Hongwanji Mission
Guest Speaker: Chizuko Endo

8:30 Fujinkai Meeting

10:00 Hanamatsuri Service

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State YBA Convention on Maui June 10-12, 2016

O-Bon Services: July 15, 16, 17, 2016
Bon Dance: August 19-20, 2016

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April 24 at Betsuin

Oahu Rengo Fujinkai

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April 3 @ 8:30 am

F UJ I NK A I

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April 2016

COMING EVENTS:
Lei Making Project on Fri, May 27 for Punchbowl graves.

10:30Oahu Rengo Fujinkai

Convention at Betsuin

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Sun

9:30am Morning Service

Everyday

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April 9 and 23
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Sewing Circle

Thu

To attend Hanamatsuri
Service

Sunday School

30

8:00 am Sewing Class

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8:00 am Sewing Class

Sat

YBA to be announced

Fri

Phone: 949-3995
Website: www.jodo.us

Jodo Mission of Hawaii