Succession Service at Higashi – Rafu Shimpo

Photo by TOYO MIYATAKE STUDIO

Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo held a rinban succession service on Sept. 28 to formally transition from former Rinban Noriaki Ito to Rinban Kenjun Kawawata. Participating ministers: Rev. Mayuki Nagamine, Rev. Shigeo Nagayama, Rev. Nobuko Miyoshi, Rev. Tomoyuki Hasegawa, Rev. Ryoko Osa, Rev. Kensho Goto, Rev. Patti Nakai, Rev. Koen Hosokawa, Rev. Peter Hata, Rev. Steven Toyoshima, Rev. Toshihisa Enoki, Rinban William Briones and Rev. Frederick Brenion.

Shin Ito served as chairperson and Kazue Funai was the organist. The program included a musical tribute by Otani Gakuen; messages from Overseas District Abbot Yui Otani (delivered by Rev. Yoshiyasu Nobesawa) and Bishop Wataru Kigoshi, Shinshu Otani-ha chief administrator; and words of appreciation from David Ikeda, vice president of the Higashi Honganji Board of Directors.

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