Special Dates to Remember - Buddhist Church of San Francisco
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Special Dates to Remember - Buddhist Church of San Francisco
GEPPO Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid San Francisco, Calif . Permit No. 6273 Buddhist Church of San Francisco 1881 Pine Street San Francisco, CA 94109 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Special Dates to Remember June 6 June 14 June 14 June 14 June 17 June 21 June 28 June 29 YAO Graduation Service Shotsuki Hoyo Service Ginza Bazaar Meeting Sunset Service Tannisho Discussion Group BCA Bishops’ Memorial Service SF LGBTQ Pride Parade (No Sunday Services) Bon Odori Dance Practice (Please see calendar for a complete listing of services, events, & classes)! June!21st!BCA!Bishops’!Memorial!! JUNE 2015 Buddhist!Church!of!San!Francisco! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !June!2015! Sensei’s Message June!2015! Why!Shin!Buddhists!(in!America)!Started!to!Go!to!Church!on!Sundays! !At!a!ministers!conCnuing!educaCon!seminar!a!few!months!ago!the!guest!lecturer,!Dr.!George! Tanabe,!shared!an!interesCng!and!amusing!anecdote!about!why!Buddhists!began!to!go!to!church/ temple!on!Sundays.!!Professor!Tanabe!is!reCred!from!the!University!of!Hawaii!where!he!taught! Japanese!Religions.!!!I!was!a!liRle!disappointed!to!hear!Dr.!Tanabe’s!explanaCon,!but!at!the!same! Cme!it!seemed!to!make!sense!about!the!thinking!of!the!Issei!plantaCon!workers!who!decided!to! start!going!to!services!on!Sundays.! !Before!hearing!Professor!Tanabe’s!comments,!I!was!under!an!idealisCc!impression!that!our! Issei!pioneers!felt!that!following!the!ChrisCan!custom!of!aRending!church!on!Sunday!would!be!a! nice!tradiCon!to!adopt!in!order!to!listen!to!the!Buddha!Dharma!with!the!sangha!on!a!regular!basis.!!! Then!for!the!benefit!of!their!Nisei!children,!religious!educaCon!(aka!Sunday!(Dharma)!School)!and! social!acCviCes!were!developed!to!further!develop!the!sangha.!!! !According!to!Professor!Tanabe’s!research!one!of!the!factors!that!led!to!Jodo!Shinshu! Buddhists!adopCng!the!ChrisCan!custom!of!joining!together!for!religious!observances!on!Sunday! was!a!pracCcal!concern!for!geXng!a!day!off!from!working!on!the!plantaCons.!!!!The!Buddhist! workers!would!noCce!that!their!ChrisCan!coZworkers!would!have!Sundays!off!in!order!to!observe! the!custom!of!Sabbath,!a!day!of!rest!and!worship.!!!When!they!quesConed!the!plantaCon! supervisors!why!they!didn’t!get!a!day!off,!the!plantaCon!owners,!who!were!descendants!of!ChrisCan! missionaries,!explained!the!tradiCon!of!going!to!church!on!Sunday.!!The!Issei!Buddhists,!being!the! pragmaCc!people!they!were,!responded!by!saying!they!would!go!to!church!too!!!!Thus!began!a!new! version!of!Jodo!Shinshu!in!America.!!! ! !As!we!trace!Buddhism’s!spread!throughout!Asia!we!can!see!how!it!acculturated!to!each! country!that!it!was!adopted!by.!!Through!encountering!Taoism!and!Confucianism!in!China,!it! underwent!some!major!doctrinal!and!cultural!changes!that!were!transmiRed!to!Korea!and!Japan.!!! During!its!development!in!Japan!we!see!the!same!paRern!of!acculturaCon!that!takes!on!a!new! expression.!!!The!introducCon!of!an!OZButsudan!(family!altar),!and!insCtuConalizing!the!custom!of! observing!funeral!and!memorial!rites!are!further!examples!of!how!the!form!of!Buddhism!changes.!! So!it’s!not!surprising!to!see!how!we’ve!adopted!different!ways!of!expressing!or!living!as!Buddhists!in! America.!!!! !Dr.!Tanabe!did!not!specify!when!the!custom!of!Buddhists!going!to!the!temple!on!Sundays! began.!!Since!Jodo!Shinshu!temples!have!been!in!America!for!over!a!century,!I’ll!guess!that!the! custom!has!been!in!place!for!four!or!five!generaCons.!!While!it’s!been!helpful!to!organize!temple! acCviCes!around!the!schedule!of!weekly!services,!we!should!not!lose!sight!of!the!awareness!that! hearing!the!Dharma!or!living!in!the!light!of!nembutsu!is!not!a!onceZaZweek!involvement.!!The! placement!of!an!OZButsudan!in!the!home!as!the!religious!window!of!the!household!to!maintain!a! daily!connecCon!to!one’s!spiritual!life!has!been!and!hopefully!will!conCnue!to!be!a!tradiCon!of! appreciaCng!each!day!as!the!most!precious!day!of!living!in!the!Oneness!of!Immeasurable!Life.!! Taking!this!awareness!further!we!can!appreciate!the!nembutsu!as!an!OZButsudan!that!we!carry!in! our!hearts!so!that!wherever!and!whenever,!“…!the!mind!set!upon!saying!the!nembutsu!arises! within!you,!you!are!immediately!brought!to!share!in!the!benefit!of!being!grasped!by!Amida,!never! to!be!abandoned.”*!!!Namo!AmidaButsu! !! [*A!Record!in!Lament!of!Divergences,!Chapter!1,!CWS!pg.!661]! ! Special Note: Living Nebutsu & Bodhisattva Corner will not appear in this month’s Geppo. We look forward to them in July. Buddhist!Church!of!San!Francisco! ! ! ! ! Buddhist#Church#of#San#Francisco#! Board#of#Directors#MeeGng#April#9,#2015# !!! ! ! ! ! ! ! !June!2015! Members!in!ARendance:!James!Basore,!Frank!Del!Gaizo,!Doug!Dorn,!BeRy!Fujimoto,!!Dean!Hedani,!! David!Kamita,!David!PaCng,!Y.Shimazu,!Gilles!Tarquin,!Calvin!Yee.! ! 1. !! #MeeGng!called!to!order!at!6:10!p.m.!by!Pres.!David!Kamita!and!opened!with!Gassho!by!Rev.!Kobata.! 2.#Minutes!of!March!12,!2015!approved!w/correcCons!(MSC!!James/Richard!Unanimous).! !! 3.#President's#ReportZZ!Pres.Kamita!reported!Hanamatsuri!service!(including!choir!presentaCon!and! Dharma!School!play)!in!Hondo!and!BOD!sponsored!luncheon!in!Social!Hall!went!very!well.! !! 4.!Ministers#ReportZZRev!Kobata!reported!S.F.!Interfaith!Council!workshop!on!April!30!on!Responding! To!Homelessness!to!be!aRended!by!Sensei!and!Elaine!Donlin.! David!P.!noted!that!as!a!member!of!City!Health!Commission!,!he!!constantly!!wrestles!w/health! concerns!of!the!increasing!situaCon!of!the!esCmated!7k!homeless!populaCon!in!San!Francisco.!It's!a! major!and!an!ongoing!!problem.!It's!not!healthy!for!homeless!populaCon,!and!it's!not!healthy!for!our! congregaCon!for!people!to!camp!in!BCSF!doorways.!!On!another!front,!incidents!of!auto!breakZins! conCnue!to!occur!at!BCSF!garage!and!remedies!include!more!assigning!inZhouse!security,!and!following! through!with!iron!gates!on!AusCn!Alley!fire!escape!doors.!Another!security!consideraCon!is!geXng! security!devices!for!new!office!computers.! !! 5.#Financial#Report#(unanimous)!Dean!gave!a!quick!overview!of!last!month's!financials!with!a!complete! report!coming!next!month.! !! 6.!CorrespondenceZZSuite!J!Town,!the!gallery!exhibiCon!of!historic!and!arCsCc!achievements!from!the! San!Francisco!JapaneseZAmerican!community!currently!open!to!public!in!the!Japan!Center!Mall!East! Bldg.!through!May!19,!sent!a!leRer!asking!to!borrow!some!BCSF!equipment.!!Board!agreed.! !! 7.)#Discussions# !! A.)#Clean#UpZZDoug!reported!that!cleanZup!went!well!enough,!lunch!was!great,!needed!more!affiliate! parCcipaCon,!and!it!was!suggested!that!we!delineate!some!tasks!that!groups!could!accomplish!on!their! own!schedules!and!that!we!confer!w/Affiliates!in!choosing!the!dates!for!cleanZup.!It!was!noted!that!the! Affiliates!Agreements!sCpulate!parCcipaCon!in!major!fund!raisers!and!aRending!major!services;!and!we! want!to!create!an!atmosphere!of!community!instead!of!just!another!toZdo.! AddiConally,!Office!Mngr.!Mary!Brown!listed!some!items!found!in!the!garage!for!sale!on!Craigslist.! Some!glass!vases!in!the!BCSF!collecCon!need!to!be!reused!by!florists.!We!rented!a!UZHaul!truck!instead! of!a!dumpster!and!saved!$700.! !! B.)!HanamatsuriZZService!in!Hondo!and!luncheon!in!Social!Hall!following!were!well!organized!and!the! new!innovaCons!worked!well,!including!cozy!new!table!arrangements,!kitchen!work!flow,!and!having! porCons!prepared!as!people!went!through!the!food!line.!Next!Cme:!Perhaps!add!light!background! music!during!lunch!and!invite!affiliates!to!perform!on!stage.! Usual!dismay!expressed!about!parking,!but!Sensei!noted!influence!of!S.F.Interfaith!Council!in! postponing!Van!Ness!Ave!street!closure!unCl!aher!Hanamatsuri/Easter!Sunday.! !! C.)!Ginza#Bazaar!(July!25Z26!and!fast!approaching)ZZRichard!reported!Jeff,!himself,!and!Elaine! Yamamoto!have!worked!out!skeleton!plan!and!need!a!task!force!to!work!on!volunteer!staffing.!!Pres.! David!notes!need!for!special!subZcommiRee!on!manpower!needs!as!a!separate!set!of!eyes.! ! # Buddhist!Church!of!San!Francisco! ! 2"of"2"pgs .! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !June!2015! D.#Cherry#Blossom#FesGval#and#ParadeZZJapanese!American!Religious!FederaCon!(JARF)!conCngent!will! join!parade!on!Post!St.!near!Octavia!St.!BCSF!will!also!have!an!informaCon!booth!on!April!11!and!12.! ! E.#Dish#WasherZZFrank!reported!on!ordering!new!rice!cooker!($350Z$400),!and!he!will!look!into! commercial!grade!dishwasher!for!upstairs!kitchen!($3500Z$4000).! ! F.!Chicken#Bento/Aloha#Chicken#and#Fund#RaisingUU#discussion!on!how!to!involve!more!affiliates,!do!we! set!an!overall!yearly!fundraising!goal,!how!to!allocate!resources!to!grow,!where!do!we!need!to!go,!and! appreciaCons!to!an!overall!generous!and!giving!Sangha.!MaRer!was!conCnued!to!next!meeCng.! ! 8.)!AppreciaGons# David!thanked!James!and!Dean!for!refreshments.!Sensei!thanked!Elaine!Donlin!and!Frank!for! rearranging!the!lobby.!Frank!thanked!all!who!helped!on!Hanamatsuri!luncheon!and!specifically!Yumi! and!to!the!Kamita!family.!Richard!thanked!Mary!Brown,!Elaine!Donlin,!Estelle!Weiss,!and!Sandy! Yamakishi!for!efficiently!rearranging!the!closet!full!of!silent!aucCon!items.!Sensei!thanked!InformaCon! Technology!CommiRee!for!geXng!new!computers!for!the!offices.! ! 9.)!New#BusinessZZ! A.#MembershipUZSensei!urged!Membership!CommiRee!to!consider!the!numbers!in,!Office!Manager,! Mary!Brown's!analysis!of!temple!membership.!David!PaCng!cited!literature!on!how!people!become! more!involved!in!churches!(e.g.!having!one!friend!to!link!up!with,!being!part!of!small!groups!as!well!as! the!larger!group,!and!inZreach!to!the!exisCng!communiCes!as!well!as!outreach).!Yumi!is!Membership! CommiRee!chair,!and!David!will!parCcipate.!Calvin!has!talked!informally!with!Eagle!ScoutZage!folks!and! they!suggest!music!and!wiZfi!connecCvity!as!being!important!to!their!age!group.!And!the!much! discussed!maRer!of!parking.!! ! President#appointed#Membership#CommiVee!of!David!PaCng,!Yumi!HaRa,!Frank!DelGaizo!&!Calvin!Yee! ! Dean!noted!three!of!our!members!are!celebraCng!100th!birthday!this!year.! !! B.!Solar#Power!ZZDoug!reported!that!California!Interfaith!Power!and!Light!is!a!San!Francisco!based! group!that!assists!churches!to!go!solar,!save!energy!and!pracCce!green!living.!Sensei!noted!that!BCSF!is! already!a!member!of!that!organizaCon.! ! MeeCng!Adjourned!with!Gassho!at!7:55!pm!(MSC!David!P.,!Calvin/unanimous)! ! Next#Board#of#Directors#meeGng#May#14,#2015#at#6#p.m.# ! 2015'BAZAAR'&'OBON'DATES' Alameda'Buddhist'Temple ' Berkeley'Buddhist'Temple' ' Enmanji'Buddhist'Temple ' Buddhist'Temple'of'Marin ' Buddhist'Church'of'Oakland ' Palo'alto'Buddhist'Temple ' San'Francisco'Buddhist'Temple San'Mateo'Buddhist'Temple ' SACBC ' ' ' ' Eden'Community'Center ' Diablo'Japanese'Center' ' Berkeley'Methodist'United ' BAZAAR ' 'OBON' 'June'27428 'May'16417 'July'12 'No'Bazaar 'June'20421 'Aug.'142 'July'25426 'June'27428 'July'11412 'June'647 'Aug.'849' !May'23' 'July'18' 'July'11' 'July''18' 'July'19' 'Aug.'1' 'Aug.'2' 'July'26' 'Aug.'8' 'Aug.'8' '' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 2015#Ginza#Bazaar#MeeGng#–#5/17/14# !! ARendees!–!Diane!Durst,!Jeff!M.,!James!B.,!Doug!D,!Camille,!Richard!O.!&!Elaine!Y.,!Tara!M.!! teleconference!1:10,!Keith!U.!at!1:13pm.!Yumi!@!2:20pm! !! MeeCng!called!to!order!at!1:09!pm!by!Jeff!Matsuoka. ! ! ! ! ! !! !! !Opening!Gassho!performed!by!Jeff.! ! Everyone!should!have!received!bazaar’s!financial!reports.! • Jeff!explained!that!because!of!last!year’s!lack!of!available!volunteers,!the!hours!of!the!bazaar!have!been! shortened.!!Diane!said!it’s!a!good!idea!to!shorten!hours.!!The!raffle!Cckets!have!been!distributed!to! YAO,!raffle!has!the!hours!published.!Therefore,!officially!the!bazaar!hours!are!set,!although!many! people!like!to!stay!later.! • Nice!poster!Richard!!!Jeff!M.!will!email!image!to!Tara!M.!Tara!will!check!into!whether!Bon!Odori!dance! pracCce!on!Sat!or!not.!There!will!probably!be!a!calligraphy!booth!in!Stuart!Hall,!Sunday.!Menu!listed!on! poster!is!correct! • Photo!booth!–!Richard!O.!!$2!donaCon!professional!picture!especially!desired!on!Sunday.!!One!day!only.! • Raffle!Tickets!–!Was!1!Ccket!for!$2,!book!of!6!Cckets!for!$10.!!This!year,!just!5!Cckets!to!one!book,!and! no!seller!raffle!Cckets.!!Eiko!will!mail!out!to!members!soon.!!! • Food!Service!–!Sell!chicken!ala!carte!was!discussed.!!Diane!D.!endorses!this!idea.!!Diane!said!maybe! more!bang!for!buck!to!have!keRle!chips!instead!of!fries.!!Camille!said!that!Susan!is!interested!in!seXng! up!concession!stand!selling!hot!dogs,!edamame,!etc.!!Maybe!too!dangerous!to!fry!French!fries!at!Stuart! Hall.!!Spam!musubis!are!very!popular.!NO!FRENCH!FRIES!this!year.!!Drinks!to!be!sold!at!cashier,!or!Hot! dogs!or!?!!!!cafeteria!service?!!Maybe!no!cafeteria!this!year,!but!think!about!improving!food!service!line.!! Baked!goods!to!Stuart!hall?!!! • Stuart!Hall!children!acCviCes:!!Hair!staCon!(temporary!highlights,!French!braiding),!Henna!taRoo!booth,! video!corner!(Wii,!etc.)!!Kendo!will!be!in!Stuart!Hall,!so!they!may!have!to!perform!on!the!floor.!! ProjecCon!screen!will!be!provided!by!Richard.!!RedempCon!booth!to!be!half!the!size,!more!geared!to! younger!kids.!!Sell!foods!that!kids!will!like!and!buy.!!VitaZwater?!Instead!of!soda.!!Saturday,!three!2!hour! shihs.!!1Z3,!3Z5,!5Z7!cleanup!=!15!+!2!x!3!concession.!21!total!volunteers.!!Sunday!11Z1,!1Z3,!3Z5,!5Z7!12! for!games,!8!for!concession!=!20!total!volunteers.!Three!people!will!need!back!braces,!dollies!and! adhere!to!safety!measures.!!Kids!have!to!be!13!and!older!to!work!booths.!!Lots!of!the!cultural!groups! will!hang!around!aher!performances!and!buys!stuff.!!Some!concession!foods:!!Hotdogs,!spam!baked! goods,!edamame!musubi,!drinks,!pulled!pork!sliders.!! • Hula!will!be!in!main!gym.!!Bingo!will!go!silent!during!this!performance.!!! • Any!booth!chairs!requesCng!for!sign!up!volunteer!needs,!contact!James!B.!!! • Without!intermission,!Bon!Odori!will!end!2:30!–!2:40!pm.!!Intermission!is!20!minutes!long.!Make! intermission!to!10!minutes,!so!if!Bon!Odori!ends!earlier,!that’s!fine.!!To!delay!end,!can!repeat!songs.! Will!have!live!band.!!! • David!Chan!cannot!commit!to!be!the!buyer.!!Need!a!Buyer.!!Will!Hot!dogs!be!only!at!Stuart!Hall?!!! • Ask!Doug!Obana!about!selling/using!past!expiraCon!donated!food!items.!!! • SCll!need!a!Food!Coordinator.!!! • Bingo!will!go!silent!during!Hula!performance!in!gym!and!MeRa!Service!@!5:00pm.!!Also,!bingo!will!be! off!the!stage!and!in!the!Northwest!corner!of!the!gym.! • Elaine!Y.!to!contact!Eiko!regarding!what!prizes!raffle!would!like.!She!got!lots!of!stuff!during!Black!Friday! last!year.!! • Keith!said!that!based!on!the!layout,!the!construcCon!needs!can!then!be!assessed.!!James!B.!asks!why! can’t!things!be!prepared!earlier.!! • Richard!gets!a!lot!of!free!stuff!and!does!quite!a!lot.!!Richard!needs!to!itemize!these!things!in!case!he! leaves!the!church,!and!the!church!will!then!suffer!from!the!loss!of!his!generosity.! • Street!closure!is!requested!for!10am!Z7pm!Saturday,!7am!–!7pm!Sunday.!! • ShuRle!–!Jeff!M.!will!invesCgate/contact!Rich!Hashimoto.!! • Worker!ID?!!Diane!to!create!lanyards!and!badges.! Next#MeeGng#–#SUNDAY,#JUNE#14,#2015#@#1pm,#2nd#Floor#Conference#Room.# Closing!Gassho!–!MeeCng!closed!at!4:16!pm.! !! Respec~ully!SubmiRed,! Elaine!Yamamoto! !! Note:!!The!cost!of!Cckets!were!$175.00,!and!the!Cckets!printed!at!the!office.!!Savings!of!$900!in!prinCng! costs!from!previous!year.! ! Buddhist!Church!of!San!Francisco! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!!June!2015! BCSF#BUDDHIST#WOMEN’S#ASSOCIATION! BWA#MeeGng#Minutes#of#May#10,#2015! #! ATTENDANCE:!!Misaye!Abiko,!Elaine!Donlin,!Yasuko!Fukuda,!Yumi!HaRa,!Sadako!Kashiwagi,!Harumi!Kishida,!Rev.! Kobata,!Junko!Low,!BeRy!Tsugawa,!Suzanne!Yamada,!Sandy!Yamakishi,!Joyce!Yamasaki,!Yoshi!Yao,!Tami!Yasuhara! and!Akemi!Yoshimoto!! OPENING#GASSHO!led!by!Harumi!Kishida.!!The!meeCng!was!called!to!order!by!President,!Elaine!Donlin!at!12:05PM.! MINUTES:!!Spelling!correcCon!in!correspondence!report:!names!Suzanne!Yamada!and!Susan!Sakuma!Lim!were! corrected.!!Minutes!of!April!12,!2015!corrected!and!approved!as!presented!in!the!May!Geppo.! TREASURER’S#REPORT:!!Sandy!Yamakishi!for!Jean!Fukunaga! Income!for!April!2015:!!!$185.00!!!!!!!Expenses!for!April!2015:!!$355.00! CORRESPONDENCE#REPORT:!!Harumi!Kishida! Acknowledged:!!DonaCon!from!Mary!Brown! Received!and!Acknowledged:! 1.!!DonaCon!from!Sara!Adams!in!memory!of!Kazuko!Yoshioka!!!!!2.!!DonaCon!from!PaX!Hisaoka!in!memory!of! Kazuko!Yoshioka!!!!3.!!DonaCon!from!Kay!Kisaoka!in!memory!of!Kazuko!Yoshioka! PRESIDENT’S#REPORT:!!Elaine!Donlin! 1.!!Proposed!a!$100!donaCon!to!BCSF!Horibe!scholarship!in!memory!of!Yuri!Ito.!!MoCon!was!made!by!Junko,! seconded!by!Suzanne!and!approved!by!all!members!present.! 2.!!Suggested!BCSF!BWA!representaCves!to!the!May!30Z31st,!2015!World!BWA!ConvenCon!in!Calgary,!Canada!wear! colorful!SF!tZshirts!for!the!ending!ceremony!at!the!convenCon.! OLD#BUSINESS:##! 1.!!BCSF!BWA!ByZlaws!Z!Update!will!be!done!8/01!in!order!to!see!if!any!changes!come!about!as!a!result!of!our!retreat.! 2.!!BCSF!BWA!retreat!(8/01)!Z!!Informal!gathering!of!members!(9:30Z12:00)!with!lunch!included!to!discuss!future! membership!and!direcCon!of!our!organizaCon.!!Carpool!will!be!available.! 3.!!Hoppo/Fukuoka!dinner!–!A!reunion!with!the!H/F!exchange!members!will!be!held!on!Friday!evening!before!the! Calgary!convenCon.!Yumi,!Harumi!and!Yasuko!will!bring!omiyage!for!the!H/F!representaCves.! NEW#BUSINESS:##! 1.!!We!have!received!the!two!new!rice!cookers.!!The!old!one!will!be!saved!for!back!up.! 2.!!Ayako!and!Joyce!will!hold!a!workshop!on!how!to!make!the!eggs!for!chirashi/sushi!on!May!16,!10AM.! 3.!!Japanese!Cemetery!clean!up!on!Sat.!May!16!at!10:00!AM.!!Japanese!Community!Interfaith!ceremony!will!be! held!at!the!cemetery!on!Monday,!5/25!at!11:00!AM! 4.!!Pride!Parade!(6/28)!–!MoCon!was!made!to!allocate!$100!for!treats!for!the!BCSF!parade!conCngent.!!ParCcipants! may!ride!the!trolley!car!or!walk!along!side.!!Choir!members!will!pick!up!the!treats.! 5.!!Nepal!earthquakeZ!Elaine!proposed!we!make!a!donaCon!to!the!BCA!Nepal!Relief!Fund.!Yoshi!moConed!we! donate!$200.!!It!was!seconded!by!Sadako!and!approved!by!all!member!present.!! BWA#APPRECIATION:!!Yasuko!Fukuda!aRended!the!memorial!service!for!Chiyo!Blackson.! TOBAN:##June!2015!CoZchairs:!Sadako!Kashiwagi!and!Junko!Low.!!Janice!Sera,!*Yuki!Ashizawa,!*Setsuko!Katsuyama,! *Miyako!Kazama,!*Miyoko!Lee,!*Sachiko!Matsumoto,!*Kiyoko!Sano,!*Kiyo!Yamasaki! July!2015!CoZchairs:!Noriko!Takikawa!and!Akemi!Yoshimoto.!!*Emiko!Doi,!*Shizuko!Ichiyasu,!*Kazue!Kanegawa,! *Miyuki!Masada,!*Kimiko!Yaginuma,!*Akiko!Yamagishi! CLOSING#GASSHO!by!Elaine!Donlin!!!!!!!MeeCng!adjourned!at!12:50!PM!NEXT#MEETING:##June!14,!2015!at!12:00PM! will!begin!in!the!Hondo!with!a!brief!remembrance!of!Yuri!Ito.!!!!!!!Respec,ully"sbm2d"by"Junko"Low,"recording"secretary" ! !"Sympathy#!! The!Buddhist!Church!of!San!Francisco!extends!its!deepest!sympathy! to!the!family!&!friends!of!the!late:! Mrs.'Chiyo'Blackson'who'passed'away'on'04/11/2015! Mrs.'Yuriye'Ito'who'passed'away'on'05/08/2015' BCSF Represented in the JARF Contingent at the Cherry Blossom Parade The!San!Francisco!Japanese!Religious!FederaCon!(JARF)!comprised!of!Buddhist,!ChrisCan!and!Independent! congregaCons!that!developed!in!the!Japantown!has!parCcipated!annually!in!the!Cherry!Blossom!FesCval! Parade.!This!year’s!procession!was!led!by!Mark!Izu!playing!the!sho!(a!tradiConal!Japanese!fluteZlike! instrument!made!from!bamboo!reeds),!and!Brenda!Wong!Aoki!of!the!Suite!JZTown!Project.!Reverend! LaVerne!Sasaki,!Jeff!Matsuoka,!Elaine!Donlin!and!others!marched!with!Rev.!Kobata!represenCng!BCSF.! !!! 7:00Z9:00P.M.!Mon.!Wed.!&!Fri.! at!the!Buddhist!Church!of!San!Francisco! !1881!Pine!St.!(Gym!Entrance!on!Octavia!St.)!!!! th! ! Monday,!June!29 • !No!experience!necessary.! • !Please!wear!soh!soled!shoes.!! Wednesday,!July!1st! Friday,#July#3rd:#No#PracGce# • !Don’t!forget!your!dance!equipment.! !Sensu!(folding"fan)" Monday,!July!6th! !Uchiwa!(round"fan)" th Wednesday,!July!8 ! !Tenugui!(towel)" !Kachi!Kachi!(Japanese"castanets)" Friday,!July!10th! (If"you"need"any"of"the"above"items,"they"will"be"available"at"pracCce.)" Monday,!July!13th! " th Wednesday,!July!15 ! Bon#Odori#dancing#in#the#street#will#be:## #Sunday,#July#26th#at#1P.M.! Friday,!July!17th! Buddhist!Church!of!San!Francisco! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !June!!2015! Ginza#Bazaar# DonaGon#Ideas :# ! ! ! Music#Memorabilia## ! Sports#Memorabilia# ! Gig#CerGficates:# Restaurants,!Day!spas,! ! OuGng#Ideas:!Vineyard! tours,!Great!America,! Museum!Passes! ! Presents#suitable#for#“reU giging”## ! Electronic#gadgets#you’ve! had!for!a!year!that!you!sCll! haven’t!open.! ! Crags:#unique!and! handmade!items! ! Japanese#ceramics#and#art# ! ! If!a!store!or!restaurant!would!like! to!donate!but!does!not!have!their! own!gih!cerCficates,!!our!Silent! AucCon!CommiRee!will!create! one!for!the!donor!!!Just!have! them!complete!the!Donor!Form! and!we!will!do!the!rest!! ! Please!ask!your!family,!friends! and!acquaintances!if!they!have! anything!to!donate.!Thank!you!for! helping!to!make!the!77th!Ginza! Bazaar!a!fun!and!enjoyable! fundraising!event!! "! All"donaCons"will"be"gratefully" acknowledged"and"a"thank"you" le2er"will"be"sent"within"10"days" of"donaCon"receipt.""Thank"you!! ! GINZA BAZAAR MEETING SUNDAY,!JUNE!14TH!AT!1:00P.M.,!IN!! CONFERENCE!ROOM!2!IN!THE! EDUCATIONAL!BLDG.! Buddhist!Church!of!San!Francisco! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TANNISHO#DISCUSSION# MINDFUL MEDITATION! Wednesday, June 7:30P.M."" Wednesday Evenings! Final Chapters Worldly Suffering 6:30P.M.! 17th led by Sensei David Pating Shinran’s!Tannisho!is!considered! one!of!the!world’s!great!religious! testaments!inspiring!millions.! GENTLE&YOGA:& Mondays&in&June& ! 1:30P.M.–2:30P.M.& & Bring&a&yoga&mat&& or&towel&&&wear&& loose&Eitting&clothing.& ! Join!us!for!the!monthly!evening!chanCng!of!the!Shoshin! Nembutsu!Ge.!This!beauCful!and!melodic!chant! encapsulates!the!heart!of!Jodo!Shinshu!Buddhism.!The! format!of!this!contemplaCve!service!closely!follows! the!order!used!by!our!mother!temple!in!! Kyoto,!Japan,!with!calling!bell!meditaCon,!! chanCng,!and!short!Dharma!talk.! ! !! !June!2015! # Pick up: Led by 6/4:##Min!&!Suzanne!Yamada! Leo Joslin, MFT 6/12:#Cindy!Okazaki!!! The practice of sitting 6/19:#Rev.!Kobata! Meditation to become Present no matter what is happening around us. 5/15:#5/22:#Marcy!Sada! ! # ! Ar rangers: 1 2 ! 6/5:#!Sylvia!Corrigan!&!Junko!Low! 6/12:#Misaye!Abiko!&!Tami!Yasuhara! ! ! 6/19:#Suzanne!Yamada!&!Amy!Hanamoto! ( ) 415Z776Z3158! !! 6/26:#Akiko!Arikawa!&!Suzy!!Sato!! #! I take refuge in the Tathagata of Immeasurable Life. I entrust myself to the Buddha of Inconceivable Light. Shoshin Nembutsu Ge -Shinran Shonin ! ! Thank you to the flower volunteers in June! Sunset Service with Leo Balambao 2nd Sunday from 5:00-6:00P.M. BCSF Hondo ! ! Thank You! for bringing in your empty milk cartons for the Ginza Bazaar. Don’t forget to rinse them out before dropping them off. ! The 77th Ginza Bazaar Raffle tickets are here!!! Help!support!BCSF’s!largest!fundraiser!of!the!year!by!parCcipaCng!in!this!year's!raffle!!Pick!up!a! few!books!and!offer!them!to!family,!friends!and!work/club!acquaintances.!Winners!could!receive! $1,500,!$500,!$250!cash!and! many!other!prizes.!Each!Ccket! is!a!donaCon!to!the!church!of! $2.00,!a!book!of!five!Cckets!is! a!donaCon!of!$10.00.!! !! Note:!!In!order!to!simplify!the!! prinCng!of!this!year’s!raffle! Cckets,there!is!no!longer!6! Cckets!to!a!book,!nor!a!blank! page!for!an!affiliates!drawing.!!! Buddhist!Church!of!San!Francisco! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !June!2015! The#77th#Ginza#Bazaar#Will#Be#Here#Soon#and#We#Need#Your#Help!# We are now accepting donations for Silent Auction, Bingo, Raffle, Boutique and other areas for the 77th GINZA BAZAAR! If you know of a shop, museum, restaurant, person or service provider that has an item or gift certificate that they might donate to benefit BCSF’s annual bazaar, please reach out to them! BCSF is a 501(c) tax-exempt religious organization and many donations are tax deductible. All donors will be gratefully acknowledged and their names publicized during the bazaar. Thank you for helping to make this year’s Bazaar an amazing and fun event! Founded 1898 Buddhist Church of San Francisco 1881 Pine Street San Francisco, CA 94109 415-776-3158 * FAX 415-776-0264 www.bcsfweb.org bcsfginza@gmail.com DonaCon!Form!–!77th!Ginza!Bazaar!–!July!25Z26,!2015! Due!by:!July!17,!2015! OrganizaCon/Donor! !_______________________________________________________! Contact!Person ! !_______________________________________________________! Address ! !_______________________________________________________! ! ! ! ! Phone!Number ! !_______________________email____________________________! ! DescripCon!of!DonaCon(s)!&! !Monetary!Amount!_______________________________________________________! ! !Goods!or!Services !_______________________________________________________! ! !Gih!CerCficates !_______________________________________________________! ! !Other! ! !_______________________________________________________! Please!contact!us!if!you!want!your!donaCon!to!be!picked!up.!! Otherwise,!please!return!this!form!with!our!donaCon!to:! Buddhist#Church#of#San#Francisco## 1881#Pine#Street,#San#Francisco,#CA#94109## bcsfginza@gmail.com##FAX:#415U776U0264# # Thank!you!for!your!generous!donaCon!!An!acknowledgement!leRer!will!be!sent!upon!receipt!of!your!donaCon! by!the!office.!Please!contact!us!if!you!have!any!quesCons!or!need!addiConal!informaCon.! The!Buddhist!Church!of!San!Francisco!is!a!501(c)!taxZexempt!religious!organizaCon.! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZFor!BCSF!OFFICE!USE!ONLY!ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! Date:! ! Rec’d!by:! ! GBDonorZ1(rev!4/15)! Buddhist!Church!of!San!Francisco! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !June!2015! Sustaining Members BCSF!completely!depends!on!the!generosity!of!its!members!to!help!spread!the!Dharma.!–#Thank#you!# Aoki,!Eiko!! Arakawa,!Janet! Brown,!Mary! Dairiki,!Jack! Dorn,!Douglas! Durst,!Thomas!&!Diane! Fletcher,!Marjorie! Fukuda,!Yasuko! Furuya,!Emiko! Galant,!Milton! Hagio,!Stephanie! Hamada,!Miles!&!Loraine! Harada,!Chiyeko! HaRa,!Yumi!&!Francis!Wong! Hedani,!Dean! Higashi,!Sakaye! Hirota,!Yoshikazu! Ichimoto,!Setsuko! Ikuma,!Masahiko!&!Kazuye!! Ina,!Michael!&!Vickie! Inouye,!Alice! Ishii,!Hatsumi! Ishisaki,!Mary! Ito,!Yuriye! ! ! Joslin,!Leo! Kashiwagi,!Hiroshi!&!Sadako! Katsuyama,!Setsuko! Kazama,!Miyako! Kimata,!Arlene!&!Gary!Kitahata! KimizukaZLeon,!Adia!&!Lindsi! Kishida,!Russell!&!Harumi! Kitazumi,!BeRy!&!Calvert! Kobara,!Kazuko! Kotabe,!Sharon! Kunihara,!Daniel!&!Janet! Kurata!,Joseph! Lee,!Ibuki! Low,!Junko! Maeyama,!Jun!&!Kay! Masada,!Miyuki! Matoi,!Helen! Matsuoka,!Jeff!&!Akemi! Matoba,!Greg!&!May!Tsang! Mizono,!Gary!&!Lisa! Mizota,!Asaye! Mochizuki,!Tara!&!Jeffrey!Chu! Mori,!Arrice! Mori,!Diane!&!Jay!Stewart! Mori,!Jeff!&!Sandy! Murakami,!Shirley! Nagai,!Brian!&!Robert!Daroff! Nakai,!Ruriko! Nakamoto,!Haruko! Nakamura,!Harry! Nakano,!Diane! Nakao,!May! Nerio,!Tokie! Nishimoto,!Ed!&!Ayako! Noguchi,!John!&!Diane! Noguchi,!Nell! Ochi,!Alice!Miyoko! Ochi,!Mickie! Oka,!Yukiko! Okamoto,!Kumi! Okamura,!Ricky!&!Glenda! Okawachi,!Kimio!&!Hiroko! Okazaki,!Cindy!&!Tim!Didion!! Okiuye,!Richard! Ono,!Mitsue! Ono,!Teresa! PaCng,!David!&!Camille! Saiki,!Kinko! ! Sakuma,!Susan!&!Wilfred!Lim! Sasaki,!David!&!Cindi!! Sato,!Hideo!&!Fumiye! Sekino,!Kikuyo! Shigio,!Randall! Sumida,!Yoko ! Suyeyasu,!Marumi!M.! Suzuki,!Lorraine! Tanaka,!Isago!Isao! Tanaka,!Setsuko!J.! Tanaka,!Violet! Tashiro,!Michiko! Toriumi,!Ruth! Tsugawa,!BeRy! Uyehara,!Emi!&!Pablo!Stewart! Yamaguchi,!Akiko! Yamamoto,!Dick!&!Elaine! Yamasaki,!Joyce!&!Greg!Overton! Yamasaki,!Kiyoko! Yao,!Shinji!&!Yoshi!! Yao,!Yutaka!! Yasumoto,!John!&!Chitose! Yonemoto,!Lois! Yoshikawa,!Ben!&!Miyeko! Yoshimoto,!Akemi! ! ON MAY 3, 2015, The National Japanese American Historical Society honored the following BCSF members: EIKO#AOKI# L i f e C m e " A c h i e"v e m e n t " A w a r d " " JACK#DAIRIKI# Peace"Award" " BCSF extends recognition and appreciation for your compassionate contributions! Buddhist!Church!of!San!Francisco! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !JUNE!2015! Acknowledgments for April The!Buddhist!Church!of!San!Francisco!thanks!our!members!&!friends!for!your!! though~ul!&!generous!donaCons!during!the!month!of!April.!This!list!covers!contribuCons!recorded!as!of!April!29,!2015. SHOTSUKI HOYO Abe!Family ! ! !20! Anonymous! ! ! !20! Asaoka,!Grace ! ! !25! Fujimoto!Family! ! !30! Hamada,!Miles!&!Lorraine!Lowe!100! Haskell,!Tokuko! ! !25! Haskell,!Tokuko! ! !10! Hedani,!Dean ! ! !125! Higashi,!Sakaye! ! !300! Iseri,!BeRy! ! ! !30! Ishii,!Hatsumi ! ! !50! Iwasaki,!Alan!&!Patsy ! !100! Kabumoto,!Masako ! !20! Kakiuchi,!Keiko!! ! !50! Kimura,!Amy!&!Rodney ! !25! Kishida,!Russell!&!Harumi !100! Kotabe,!Sharon! ! !30! Kuroda,!Robert!&!Kisae!! !300! Kusama,!Carol ! ! !100! McGill,!Patricia ! ! !100! Mizuiri,!Kiyono ! ! !25! Morino,!Jean! ! ! !25! Nakamura,!Elsie! ! !100! Nakatani,!S ! ! !20! Nehira,!Jim!&!Jane ! !200! Noda,!Gary! ! ! !50! Noda,!Leigh ! ! !50! Nosaka,!Jean! ! ! !50! Okamoto,!Kumi! ! !50! Otsuki,!Midori ! ! !50! Oune,!Katsuto!&!Yoshimi !40! Ozaki,!Nancy! ! ! !20! Sakuma,!Susan!&!Wilfred!Lim !400! Shigio,!Randall!/!Linda!Tatehara!50! Swartz,!TJ!&!Marilyn! ! !100! Tanaka,!Isago! ! ! !100! Thiel,!Kate!&!Dora!Games !100! Tsurumoto,!David! ! !250! Yamagishi,!Akiko ! !50! Yamagishi,!Sumie ! !25! Yamamoto,!Takeo ! !25! Yasuhara,!Tamiko ! !20! Yokoro,!Mark! ! ! !50! HANAMATSURI Abiko,!Rev.!Hiroshi!&!Misaye Anonymous! ! ! Fukumoto,!Allan!! ! Fukunaga,!Jean! ! ! Hayashi,!Shigeo!&!Sumie ! Hedani,!Dean ! ! Higashi,!Sakaye ! ! Judge,!Atsuko! ! ! Kamishita,!Toshiko ! Kamita,!Fusako ! ! Kojimoto,!Keith!&!Priscilla! Kujo,!Rev!Eijun!&!Toshiko ! Masada,!Shirley! ! ! Miyamoto,!Kazuko ! Naito,!Kiyoshi!&!Tazuko ! Nakamura,!Kaname!&!Tsuruko Noda,!Yaeko ! ! Okamoto,!Kumi ! ! Ono,!Linda!Saruwatari ! Ono,!Mitsue ! ! Osborn,!Sally!Kobayashi ! Otsuki,!Midori ! ! Sada,!Marcy ! ! Sako,!Takaye!!&!Joe! ! Sekino,!Tad ! ! Sumida,!Yoko ! ! Takikawa,!Noriko! ! Tanaka,!Isago! ! ! Tanaka,!Setsuko ! ! Wooster,!Richard!II!&!Yasuko Yaginuma,!Kimiko ! Yamada,!Kahn ! ! Yamaguchi,!Shinya ! Yamakishi,!Sandra! ! Yamasaki,!Kiyoko! ! Yamashita,!Mitsu! ! !50! !20! !20! !20! !10! !25! !50! !20! !20! !25! !100! !100! !25! !50! !50! !25! !20! !50! !25! !30! !20! !50! !20! !25! !20! !25! !20! !50! !50! !50! !10! !50! !20! !20! !25! !20! YAO & AFFILIATE GRADUATION U CEREMONY 05 FRIDAY, JUNE 5th at 6:30P.M. in the HONDO Ardenettes & Taisho Teams, Troop 29 and the JrYBA followed with a ! DESSERT SOCIAL in the GYM at 7:30P.M. Everyone Welcome! ! Funeral Orei Nonaka,!David !!!imo"John"Nonaka Shimoda!Family!!!imo"Misao"Shimoda "500! !200! Special Contributions Kami,!Alex!Pillow!service"IMO"Yoshiaki"Kami""300! Anonymous !!for"Hanamatsuri"flowers" !!60! Tarquin,!Gilles !!special!!! ! !100! Taoka,!Karen! !imo"Kazuko"Yoshioka !!50!! ! Memorial Orei Iwamasa,!Ronald!&!Norene Kagehiro,!Michael!&!Karen Kagehiro,!Ron!&!Margaret Kami,!Alex ! ! Otsuki,!Randy!&!Bonz ! Taylor,!Dean!Ito! ! Younger,!Ellen! ! ! !memorial"/inurnment"imo"Harold"Iwamasa !memorial"imo"Setsuko"Kagehiro! ! !memorial"imo"Setsuko"Kagehiro! ! !memorial!imo"Yoshiaki"Kami ! ! !memorial"imo""Setsuko"Kagehiro! ! !memorial"imo"Chiyo"Blackson ! ! !memorial"imo"George"Doi ! ! "350! !50! !50! !100! !50! !150! !125! Buddhist!Church!of!San!Francisco! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !June!2015! If!you,!or!someone!you!know,!have!been!considering!becoming!a!member,!please!fill!out!and!send!this! membership!form!to!BCSF!1881!Pine!Street,!San!Francisco,!CA!94109!ARn:!Membership.!Thank!you!! 2015 MEMBERSHIP FORM New Member Renewing Member Name/Address Change Main Contact Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr. ___________________________________________________________________________ Last Name First Name Middle Initial Birth Date (optional) e-mail Spouse/Partner Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr. ___________________________________________________________________________ Last Name First Name Middle Initial Birth Date (optional) e-mail Children (please list children at home under the age of 22) Last Name First Name Middle Initial M/F Birth Date e-mail Last Name First Name Middle Initial M/F Birth Date e-mail Last Name First Name Middle Initial M/F Birth Date e-mail Household Address: (If new) ____________________________________________________________________ Street City State Zip Telephone(s): ___________________________________________________________________________ (If new) Home Cell (indicate owner) Work (indicate whose workplace) PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WILL NOT BE SHARED OUTSIDE THE OFFICE 2015 MEMBERSHIP DUES Please select your preferred type of membership. SENIOR MEMBERS (75+) Single (senior ) $100 SINGLE MEMBERS (22-74 ) Single $200 Sustaining Single (senior) $200 Sustaining Single $400 Couple (senior) $150 Couple/Family $350 Sustaining Couple (senior) $300 Sustaining Couple /Family $500 Payment Options: By Cash or Check Full Semi-Annual NEW MEMBERS New Single Member$100 First-Year Welcome rate New Couple / Family $150 First-Year Welcome rate 2nd Year Special Membership Members under 30 $120 (after 1st yr Welcome rate expires Quarterly Check number ________________ date ___________________ Buddhist!Church!of!San!Francisco! Makoto!Abe!! Tatsuno!Araki! Joe!Asamen!! George!Kenji!Dairiki !! Mankichi!!Dairiki!! Ryoso!Dairiki !! Henry!Masayasu!Dowke! Yaroku!Fujihara!! Hiroto!Fujii!! Misato!Fujii!! Nakaemon!Fujimoto!! Senzo!Fukushima! Masuzo!Furukawa! Setsu!Furukawa! Setsuko!Games! Gale!Hamada! Kuniyo!!Hanatani!! Seiichi!Hanyu!! Tadashi!Hanyu!! Nobuichi!Harano! Ayako!HaRori!! Senmatsu!HaRori! Matsusaburo!Hibi!! Noboru!Hideshima!! Kazuo!David!Higaki! Kichiyei!Harry!Hirakawa!! Susumu!"Chooch”!Hirano! Shuichi!Hirioki! Mutsumi!Hirota! Sameno!Hirota! Suga!Honmaru! Tadashi!Horita! Masa!Hosoda! Tokuichi!Hosoda!! Carrie!Sumiko!Ichikawa!! Yoshitaka!Ichimaru!! William!K.!Ichiyasu!! Kikue!Ikenouye! Richard!Masato!Imai!! Mary!Shizuko!Ishida!! Fuku!Ishijima!! Kanzaburo!Ishijima!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! June Shotsuki Hoyo !June!!2015! The!memorial!Service!for!your!loved!ones!who!passed!away! in!June!will!be!held!on!Sunday,!June!14th!at!10:00A.M.!in!! English,!&!at!1:00p.m.!for!the!Japanese!service.!!You!are! most!welcome!to!aRend.! Rose!Yasuko!Jennings!! Tamiyo!Joe!! Kikuyo!Josho! Satoru!Kagehiro! Tom!Haruto!!Kamita! Han!Kanba! Tomitaro!Kanba! Shige!Kataoka! Chiyoe!Katsumoto! Nakasuke!Kawabata! Shizu!Kawahata!! Lorraine!Sadako!Kawamoto! Tazuko!Kawasaki! Yukiyo!Kawasaki! Haruko!Kawasetsu!! Gihei!George!Komiyama!! Kiyo!Mary!Komiyama!! Torao!Kondo!! Shirley!Utako!!Kurata! Haru!Kuruma!! Sakae!Kuruma!! Kazuo!Kusano! Kazuaki!Kuwada! Touye!Kuwatani! Ida!Hom!MacDonald!! Kame!Matoi!! Raymond!Masa!Matsuhara!! Yuki!Matsuhiro!! Grace!Shigeko!Matsui!! Rev.!Ryotai!!Matsukage! George!Katsuo!Matsumoto!! Toyo!Matsumoto!! Yoshizo!Matsumoto!! Jimmie!Tatsuo!Matsumura!! Kaoru!Matsuoka! Martha!Chizuko!Matsuoka!! Masaru!Bob!Minami! Chikamitsu!Minato! Kikue!Mitsuda! Jitsuhei!Miyamoto! Kazumi!Miyamoto!! ! ! !! Kazuyo!Sawamura! Shina!Miyazaki!! Hajime!Mizuta! Ikutaro!Nagai! Sumika!Flor!de!Maria!Naganuma!! Sam!Shizuo!Naito! Taketo!Nakahara!! Hanako!Nakamura! Haruji!Nakamura! JunZIchi!Nakamura!! Masato!Nakamura!! Masaru!Nakao!! Hide!Nakatani!! Ned!Yoshio!Nishimoto!! Hiroaki!Nishimura!! Chiyoka!Noda! Takara!Noda!! Sumako!Nonaka!!! Masaichi!Norio! Kiyo!Obe! Tasseki!Ochi! Suehachi!Ohmura!! James!Hiromi!Oka! Hiroshi!Okamura! Toshihiko!Okamura!! Fujiko!Okubo! Chiyo!Ono!! JeaneRe!Katsue!Ono!! Hatsuno!Oshita!! Aye!Ota! Hatsuo!!Otsuki!! Tora!Oura!! Masukichi!Saiki!! Tsurumatsu!Saiki! JusCn!Michimasa!Saito!! 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