2015/2 Hawaii tour official visits (Hilo Meishoin, Lahaina Jodoin, Honolulu Hawaii Jodo mission）

Hilo Meishoin

Chief priest of Hilo Meishoin and Chief priest of Hakuseiji Niiyama made official greeting.

Members of Meishoin prepared dinner for us.

Memorial service for Japanese imigrants ancestors by chief priest Shizuo Niiyama and Chief priest Yosuke Niiyama at Hilo Meishoin.

at Hilo Meishoin event hall

　

dinner party. members of Meishoin prepared.

dinner party. Delicious!

dinner party. descendants of Japanese imigrants.

please visit Okikamuro. How is there? I'm planning to visit Okinawa. is it better than Okinawa? Of course.

May I ask? Mr. Ogawa reporter of news paper.

dinner party

　

Meishoin event hall. so big!

At Lahaina Jodoin, Memorial service for Japanese imigrants by Chief priest Shizuo Niiyama and Chief priest Yosuke Niiyama.

at front of Lahaina Jodoin main hall.

Chief priest of Lahaina Jodoin Hara.

at front of Daibutsu. Lahaina Jodoin.

Lahaina Jodoin main hall.

There are three stories tower, Daibutsu and main hall in Jodoin. at every weekend of summer Bon season, different style of Bon dances from many district of Japan continues for one month.

Lunch at beach front

Chief priest Niiyama and Mr. Kitagawa. long time no see.

Many Japanese descendants in Maui host lunch party.

we were saticefied very much.

Chief priest Shizuo Niiyama and Chief priest Yosuke Niiyama did memorial service for Jpananese imigrants at Hawaii Jodo mission.

Ｃｈｉｅｆ Priest Niiyama sent celebration message and present to president Marie Otani for reestablishment of Hawaii Kamuro Party.

Chief priest of Hawii Jodo mission in Honolulu.

New president of Hawaii Kamuro Party, Marie Otani

Cute Hula dance entertainment.

Hawaii Jodo mission in Honolulu

Members of Hawaii Jodo mission hosted hearty dinner.

Many descendants of Okikamuro imigrants have interest for investigating their family trees. we like to show those family trees in ROOTS page of this web site near future.

Roy Aoki is relative of Matsushige Yamada member of Tokyo Kamuro party. Former president of Tokyo Kamuro party Shigetoshi Yamada is cousin of Roy's father.　 Mr. Shintaro Kondo who attended Tokyo Kamuro party last year was tookcared by them as home stay while he was getting training of computer in Honolulu. Mr. Kondo arranged this meeting.

2/25 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Aoki invited me to lunch at the famouse restaurant of Kahara mall. Chief priest Niiyama greated them later at Hotel. Mr. Roy Aoki is member of Lions club and served as chairman several years ago and he visits Lions club in Nagoya once every several years.