Hawaii Photo of the Day

A  L  O  H  A !

Deity Presents Itself

A  L  O  H  A !

 Across the Nu`uanu Canal 

in Honolulu's Chinatown, 

you will discover 

IZUMO TAISHAKYO 

Mission Of Hawaii since 1906. 

[Shinto]

 Entering the sacred and magical precincts 

"Sacred places are typically marked 

with a shimenawa (special plaited rope).

Shimenawa mark the boundary 

between the sacred and the profane. 

They keep impurities out and 

purify the space within." 

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Guardians

 Shishi 獅子  or Koma-inu 

(lion-dogs) 

"If we keep un-perverted 

the human heart

—which is like unto heaven 

and received from the earth—

that is God."

Shake the rope -ring the bell

That is a big wide Shimenawa

rope at the top!

John Wayne filmed a scene for

'Big Jim McClain' here in 1952.

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"Even the wishes of an 

ant reach to heaven."

Let There Be Light

"The best and surest way 

to be one with the 

divine is sincerity."

Shinto paper lightening bolts

'Shide'

bring down the natural 

energies from Heaven.

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Mundane tools to

maintain the sacred.

Note the SAKE case

and brooms.
Sake is used in ceremonies.

Back when this area was

Honolulu's Japantown,

the TOYO Theater echoed

the architecture of the Shrine

just up the block

'Still' from Big Jim McLain filmed at the Mission

"Even in one single leaf on a tree, 

or in one blade of grass,

 the awesome Deity presents itself."

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Thank YOU

Friend!

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