Honolulu Shinto

A L O H A !

 

 " Located in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii,
 the Izumo Taishakyo Mission 
 is one of the few Shinto shrines in 
the United States. 
The wooden A-frame structure was inspired 
by Shimane Prefecture's classical
 Japanese shrine  Taisha Machi. 
It was designed by architect Hego Fuchino 
and built by master carpenter Ichisaburo Takata.

 Seized by the city at the outset of World War II,
 the shrine did not reopen until 1968. "
   [ Wikipedia ]

Established in 1906, 
 this Sectarian Shinto Shrine
 venerates its primary Kami (Diety)

 as Okuninushi-no-Mikoto.

Bishop Daiya Amano, Chief Minister
Rev. Jun Miyasaka
We have a monthly service on the 10th of every month 

except October at 7:00 P.M. 

In October, we have an annual Autumn (Thanksgiving) 

Omatsuri Festival.
Volunteers are welcome and appreciated.
Facebook Page  [ Link ] updated periodically 

by The Young Shinto Group of Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii

Shinto

 is an ancient Japanese religion

 that developed around 500 BCE 
 evolving out of indigenous
 nature worship,

 fertility practices,

 divination,

 local folklore

 notable heroes, and

 shamanism.

Shinto 
venerates natural places like 
mountains, springs,
 and groves.
  

The Kami are the Shinto deities.

They are not the omnipotent gods

 of monotheistic religions.  

Guardian Kami over-see
 particular areas and clans.

Historic figures,

including all but the most
 recent emperors,

are considered Kami, 

as are Abstract creative forces.

 Kami sustain 
and protect the Japanese people
to this day.

Mikoshi, 

or portable Shinto shrine

surmounted by

a phoenix.  

Usually rectangle in shape,

 they often resemble 

miniature buildings,

 as above

 

 "A single sincere prayer

 moves Heaven. 

You will surely realize 

the divine presence

 through sincere prayer. "

Shinto Saying

Each human life,
 human nature itself,
is sacred to Shinto

Animals are viewed
  as creatures
and messengers
 of the Kami. 
A pair of statues 
"Koma-inu" 
(guard dogs) 
face each other
 within the temple grounds.

"Even in one single leaf 

on a tree, 

or in one blade of grass, 

the awesome Deity 

presents itself. " 

Shinto Saying

Origami, "Paper of the spirits' 

are often seen around Shinto shrines.

Note the white knots

 hanging between the ropes.

 Out of respect for the tree spirit
 that gave its life 
to make the paper, 
origami paper
 is never cut.

I have recieved Shinto blessing

in which the priest waves a pole

from which Origami paper

hangs

  over one's head!

" Respect your ancestors.

Do not forget

 the profound goodness

 of the kami, 

through which calamity 

and misfortunes are averted

 and sickness is 

healed. "

Shinto Teachings

" Even the wishes 

of an ant reach to heaven. "

Shinto Saying

Many Shinto followers
 are involved in the "offer a meal movement," 
 in which each individual bypasses a breakfast 
(or another meal) once per month 
and donates the money saved 
to international relief.


YOU can see another 
Honolulu Shinto Shrine 

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V O G

A   L   O   H   A  !

That sulphurous atmosphere is called

  V O G: Volcanic Smog.

*Scratchy Throat*

*Dull headache*

*Cough Cough*

*Breathing issues*

 

Fortunately, Honolulu 

usually enjoys a 

North Pacific High

parked north of us,

driving Trade Winds,

the islands'

 natural air conditioning.

But since last Saturday,

Southerly winds have 

crashed our weather party,

bringing haze from 

Kīlauea volcano

 on the Big Island,

[  4,190 feet (1,277 m) high ]

Erupting since

 January 3, 1983

!

Kīlauea means "spewing" 

or "much spreading"

 in the Hawaiian language, 

referring to its

 prodigious production

  of lava,
or in this case
HAZE.

 Wikipedia

"Kona Weather" 

Blue skies and 

fresh air

 have returned!

Now THAT is delight.

" Birds sing after a storm;
 why shouldn't people feel
as free to delight - ? "

Rose Kennedy

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What is delighting

Y O U

today?

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Chinatown Double Ten Parade

Nihau! 

Welcome to Honolulu Chinatown: 
Oldest in the West

Ko`olau Mountains

 behind Honolulu Town

remind me of an 

Asian brush drawing.

 Nice day for a parade

Ten Ten, or Double Ten Day

is the National Holiday

of the Republic of China

( Taiwan )

 When are children ever still?

 Sun Yat-sen 

was born on 12 November 1866
 to a Cantonese Hakka family.

  Evidence suggests
 that he was  born at Ewa

 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

 Some claim that he came to

 Honolulu

at age 13.

 When they are lost in thought. . . .

 Like any other person

 Everything OK in there?

 Here comes the parade!

 We do know

 that Dr. Sun lived here

 among us,

attending Iolani School,

and Punahou 

as our President

Obama did.

 Some say 

that the cosmopolitan court and 

democratic politics

of Hawaii's King Kalakaua

inspired young Sun's

 earliest political

aspirations.

 In 1883 the King

awarded 2nd prize

in English grammar

to the young student

Sun!

 Hawaii 

has had a thriving 

Chinese community

from Kalakaua's times.

 Hawaii

would not BE the 

Hawaii we know and love

without the Chinese

people and influences.

 Portable Rainbow

 Dignified Guardian

 Missing the Parade

 Age:   Far & Near

 By the Window

 Hawaii Family

posing before 

Dr. Sun's Statue.

 Memories Under Construction

 What revolution

might THESE Honolulu

children lead,

to improve our world

when they grow up?

 So pretty-

Is it REAL?

MUST TOUCH!

 " Sincerity 

makes the very least

 person

 to be of more value 

than the most talented

 hypocrite.  "

Charles Spurgeon

 

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" Sincerity is the way to heaven. "
Mencius

My Radio Face

A  L  O  H  A

  Mr & Mz World 

& All the Ships at Sea!

We're Broadcasting LIVE from the studio today

 The Old New Brunswick, New Jersey Marconi Company Wireless Station,. courtesy

 In 1919 the facility joined the newly organized

 Radio Corporation of America (RCA)

 as station WII under the World Wide Wireless logo. 

Broadcast pioneer, RCAs David Sarnoff 

is seen here in 1921, accompanied by

 some legendary scientists.

 From left to right are: three unidentified men, 

David Sarnoff, Thomas J. Hayden,

 Ernst Julius Berg, S. Benedict, 

Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla. . . .

When I was 15,

 the boy next door

was obsessed. . . .

with RADIO.

He had a weak 'pirate' station

from which we broadcast

to NO listeners around the block.

 When he got an intern-ship

at the local Public Radio Station

I started hanging out there.

As I recall, I drove to

Woodstock

with one of the engineers.

I was 16.

Eventually I learned a bit,

producing a small segment

in a community based show

for which I interviewed

and edited the interviews.

I remember cutting 

recording tape

with a razor blade,

then splicing it together.

During my one year of college

I had a show late at night.

Sunday, I joined Carroll Cox

[ Link ]

on his broadcast. 

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" Every heart that has beat strongly
 and cheerfully
 has left a hopeful impulse
 behind it in the world,
and bettered the
 tradition of mankind. "

Robert Louis Stevenson

Of course, today

EVERYone

is a Blogger: 

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Thanks for 'tuning in.'

What is a surprising fact

about YOUr hobbies?

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A Moment Held

A   L   O   H   A  !

 “ If you run from me,

 I will chase you, 

and I'll find you....” 

Jeaniene Frost

" It's wonderful
 to climb
 the liquid mountains 
of the sky. "

Helen Keller

 Towers come in all sizes

 


“ I held a moment
 in my hand,
 brilliant as a star,
fragile as a flower,
 a tiny sliver
of one hour.
 I dropped it 
carelessly,
Ah! I didn't know,
I held 
opportunity. ”

 Hazel Lee


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