News―Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha Hongwanji International Center【本願寺国際センター】

▼07/06/2024 update
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii 2024 Obon Schedule
▼07/06/2024 update
2024 Big Island Buddhist Federation bon schedule
▼07/06/2024 update
Hanamatsuri in Taiwan regional district
▼05/04/2024 update
News from the Sanghas
▼05/04/2024 update
Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple Arson Update
▼05/04/2024 update
Jodo Shinshu Followers from Hawaii, France, and Switzerland take part in Confirmation Ceremony
▼05/04/2024 update
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii donation information
▼05/04/2024 update
Benefit fundraising conducted at Puna Hongwanji
▼05/04/2024 update
Jikoen Hongwanji fundraises for Maui
▼05/04/2024 update
Message given by Rev. Ai Hironaka at Maui sunset vigil
▼05/04/2024 update
Maui Wildfires Memorial Service- September 24, 2023
▼08/04/2023 update
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii 2023 Obon Schedule.PDF
▼08/04/2023 update
Joint Celebration Observed
▼08/04/2023 update
Gotan-e celebrated with a cake that pleases both the eyes and the palate
▼08/04/2023 update
Dharma School teacher recognized for 50 years of service
▼02/28/2023 update
Reflecting on 2022- Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Anniversaries
▼11/04/2022 update
Ninety-five year old kataribe shares war experience (Hongwanji Journal)
▼11/04/2022 update
Seventy-seven years after the war (Hongwanji Journal)
▼11/04/2022 update
Remembering Hiroshima: Masako’s story as told to her daughter
▼11/04/2022 update
2022 Peace Day Highlights (Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii)
▼08/19/2022 update
Socially distanced expressions of compassion (Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple)
▼08/19/2022 update
Honokaa temple’s Peace Committee celebrates Buddha’s Birthday promoting their cause (Honokaa Hongwanji)
▼08/19/2022 update
Aloha and Mahalo, Papaaloa Hongwanji
▼06/08/2022 update
A year in reflection (Puna Hongwanji)
▼06/08/2022 update
Bodhi Day Bentos & CARE Day (Mo'ili'ili Hongwanji)
▼06/08/2022 update
Hybrid Bodhi Day Service (Windward Buddhist Temple)）
▼06/08/2022 update
Music Revue Fundraiser (White River Buddhist Temple)
▼06/08/2022 update
"For Children" (Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta, Y. Izumi)
▼06/08/2022 update
Ekoji Buddhist Temple Celebrates 40th Anniversary
▼11/30/2021 update
Honoka’a Hongwanji 「Feeding our Keiki and Kupuna」

▼11/30/2021 update
Vaccine Hesitancy and the Parable of the Poisoned Arrow, 　By Rev. Blayne Higa
▼09/28/2021 update
“We” is Greater Than “I”: Why I Got Vaccinated By Rev. Blayne Higa
▼07/12/2021 update
Hearts for Love
▼04/09/2019 update
Visitation by Monshu to Nepal regional district
▼03/18/2019 update
MUBWA members participated in the Martin Luther King
▼03/12/2019 update
Cadette Girl Scout Troop 675
▼03/12/2019 update
DANA Project by 5th and 6th Grade Dharma School Class
▼03/05/2019 update
Minna no egao (lit., everyone’s smile) Cafeteria OPENS
▼11/01/2018 update
South America visitation
▼08/20/2018 update
Buddhist Churches of America 2018 Obon & Bazzar Schedule
▼08/16/2018 update
2018 Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Obon Schedule
▼06/03/2018 update
News ― June 2018
WBWC_English
WBWC_Japanese
▼11/22/2017 update
Monshu visits Hawaii district

hawaii collage
▼07/31/2017 update
2017 Buddhist Churches of America Obon Schedule

2017 Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Obon Schedule
▼07/31/2017 update
San Francisco Boy Scouts help clean Hongwanji
▼07/31/2017 update
Mountain View Girl Scouts look for roots in Japan
▼07/31/2017 update
Wondrous Realization in Hawaii
▼05/10/2017 update
Hanatomyo
▼04/10/2017 update
BCA ministers appointed as California Assembly chaplains
▼01/01/2017 update
Commemoration of Accession photo gallery
▼12/01/2016 update
☆ A Memory of Princess Margaret
☆ Jodo Shinshu Follower from Switzerland travels to Japan for Confirmation Ceremony
☆ International couple married at Hongwanji's Hall of Amida Buddha
▼10/26/2016 update
Bento Information
▼09/20/2016 update
Pacific Buddhist Academy facilities update
▼09/09/2016 update
Dento Hokoku, group leaders' handbook
▼08/04/2016 update
UPDATE on Tea Ceremony reservations (Aug 2 update)
▼08/03/2016 update
・Reservation Form for Group Pictures

・Bento Order Form
▼07/29/2016 update
Kikyoshiki Application Form
▼07/01/2016 update
2016 Overseas districts Obon & Bazaar schedule
▼06/24/2016 update
Hong Kong Nembutsu followers take part in Confirmation Ceremony
▼06/07/2016 update
Update on Tea Ceremony reservations (June 1 update)
▼05/23/2016 update
Information and registration forms for The Commemoration of Accession
▼05/02/2016 update
Governor General's Message on the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake
▼03/08/2016 update
Protest against repeating history
▼02/08/2016 update
Immigrating at 20, encountered the Teaching within the local Tomé-açu Japanese community
▼02/08/2016 update
Rimban at Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, Rev. Donald Castro
▼01/20/2016 update
Buddhist Women's Association sponsored young women's international exchange
Protecting the Hongwanji
Spreading the message of "No more Hiroshimas!" to the world
Our math teacher is strong
Life-sized portrait of Myonyo Shonin travels to Swiss
Hawaii musical performed in LA
Jodo Shinshu follower from Greece travels to Japan for Confirmation Ceremony
Former BCA president and wife visit Hongwanji
Honzan visitation group from Los Angeles
Hongwanji tours offered four times daily
Dialogue on gender issues
▼11/24/2015 update
Japan-U.S. high school students “talk English”
Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada – World Buddhist Women’s Convention
Girl Scouts from Honolulu Visit Japan
East and West Hongwanji ministers gather for study workshops
Hongwanji minister journeys to South America district
▼07/15/2015 update
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Hollywood Buddhist Church
New Life for Old Bags Program
2015 Hawaii Obon Schedule
2015 BCA Obon Schedule
Jodo Shinshu Correspondence Course Essay
▼05/31/2015 update
Hong Kong student to attend Chuo Bukkyo Gakuin
First visit to Hongwanji by Tacoma Buddhist Temple
Brasilia Hongwanji recognized as a historical site
EKIDEN in Hawaii
Sharing of Buddhist Gathas in Hawaii
Jodo Shinshu Correspondence Course essay
Religions coming together in Appreciation
（04/24/2015 update）
70 years since the end of WWII
（04/24/2015 update）
February News
（02/06/2015 update）
January News
（01/11/2015 update）
December News
（12/02/2014 update）
July News
（07/18/2014 update）
January & February News
（02/21/2014 update）
November/December News
（11/30/2013 update）
October News
（09/24/2013 update）
September News
（08/27/2013 update）
July News
（06/30/2013 update）
June News
（05/31/2013 update）
May News
（04/30/2013 update）
March News
（03/29/2013 update）
February News
（02/28/2013 update）
December News
（12/28/2012 update）
November News
（11/21/2012 update）
August News
（08/04/2012 update）
July News
（06/27/2012 update）
June News
（05/29/2012 update）
Great East Japan Earthquake Relief Fund UPDATE
（03/25/2012 update）
Reflections on the 750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin Goshoto
（02/21/2012 update）
November’s 750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin a success
（12/31/2011 update）
Konkatsu Party held at the temple
（12/31/2011 update）
The 750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin Goshoto
（12/31/2011 update）
Year-end & New Year activities at Hongwanji
（12/31/2011 update）
Torikoshi Hoonko
（12/31/2011 update）
¥800 million collected in relief funds
（11/30/2011 update）
European Nembutsu followers
（11/30/2011 update）
Overseas participants attend 750th Memorial at Hongwanji
（11/30/2011 update）
Taiwan and Hong Kong sanghas jointly attend 750th Memorial
（11/30/2011 update）
Three of us together, attending the service
（11/30/2011 update）
Gardena Buddhist Temple group from the US
（11/30/2011 update）
September observance of 750th Memorial attended by European delegates
（10/27/2011 update）
Shinran Shonin spotted in rice field
（10/27/2011 update）
Mermaid, the swimming endoscope
（10/27/2011 update）
1M Yen in relief funds received from abroad
（08/31/2011 update）
United Nations Message: Peace, Harmony, and Co-existence
（08/31/2011 update）
Kids Sangha children gather at Hongwanji to observe 750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin
（08/31/2011 update）
Participants from North and South America gather at Hongwanji for biennial international youth study exchange
（08/31/2011 update）
14th World BWA Conference photo gallery
（08/04/2011 update）
750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin, photo gallery (session 3)
（08/04/2011 update）
2011 Overseas Districts’ Obon
（08/04/2011 update）
Children of the Nembutsu gather for Shinran Shonin Memorial
（08/04/2011 update）
750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin, photo Gallery (session 2)
（06/30/2011 update）
Goenmachi
（06/30/2011 update）
Kathumandu observes 750th Memorial
（06/30/2011 update）
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Bon Dance Schedules
（06/30/2011 update）
Tohoku Relief Efforts Gallery
（06/30/2011 update）
The Story of the 750th "ANNON" Banner
（06/30/2011 update）
Japan relief efforts spread throughout Japan
（05/30/2011 update）
750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin Photo Gallery (Session 1)
（05/30/2011 update）
BCA temples fundraising to support disaster relief and recovery efforts in Japan
（04/27/2011 update）
Practices of compassion in the Canadian districts
（04/27/2011 update）
Gifts of Aloha for East Japan
（04/27/2011 update）
Campaign for Japan Relief at Brasilia Temple
（04/27/2011 update）
14th World Buddhist Women’s Convention theme songs composed
（03/31/2011 update）
Tiger Chamber at Hongwanji comes back to life
（03/31/2011 update）
Historical Sites of Shinran Shonin in Kyoto
（03/31/2011 update）
Buddhist Churches of America News
（03/31/2011 update）
Searching for owner family
（03/31/2011 update）
Shinran exhibition this spring at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
（02/28/2011 update）
A new beginning into the next generation- beginning with the 750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin observance
（02/28/2011 update）
Hongwanji International Department News
（02/28/2011 update）
Historical Sites of Shinran Shonin in Kyoto
（02/28/2011 update）
Buddhist Churches of America News
（02/28/2011 update）
IABC reflects back on supporting Europe 30 years
（02/28/2011 update）
Thirty thousand join to make image of Amida
（01/24/2011 update）
Australia observes 750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin
（01/24/2011 update）
Historical Sites of Shinran Shonin in Kyoto
（01/24/2011 update）
Kyoto Women’s University celebrates 100 years of educating young women
（12/30/2010 update）
BWA activities as the pillars of the temple- a gathering place for Japanese Canadians, to be taken on by younger generations
（12/30/2010 update）
Thirteen overseas candidates recently ordained- eleven participated in study sessions at Jodo Shinshu Center （Berkeley, California）
（12/30/2010 update）
Final Omachiuke services takes place in Shikoku
（12/30/2010 update）
Project Dana Tokyo- Center for Integrated Buddhist Studies provides friendly visits with elderly
（11/16/2010 update）
Ground breaking ceremony for new hall at Eshinni gravesite
（11/16/2010 update）
Going beyond the barriers of religion in remembrance of 9/11
（11/16/2010 update）
Events take place marking the countdown to the 750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin
（11/16/2010 update）
The journey of the An’non Torch throughout Japan
（11/16/2010 update）
Construction of the Ryukoku Museum completed
（10/26/2010 update）
Annual Fujinkai exchange program – An intercultural and Jodo Shinshu experience firsthand
（10/26/2010 update）
Simply spectacular! 　As the Nembutsu resonates into the sky
（10/26/2010 update）
Shuso Sango Saho （service style） audio now available online
（10/26/2010 update）
Teigi procession conducted in Brazil for South America’s 60th Anniversary
（09/24/2010 update）
Annual Ango conducted at Ryukoku University
（09/24/2010 update）
Chernobyl Disaster recovery program participants visit Hongwanji
（09/24/2010 update）
Hongwanji Shimpo feature article- ‘May World Peace Prevail’ In Hopes for World Peace: 65 Years Later, Looking Back on the Bombing of Hiroshima In reflection…
（09/24/2010 update）
750th Memorial commemoration activities begins new project, Tegami - a message to Shinran Shonin
（09/24/2010 update）
English Jodo Shinshu Correspondence Course- Spreading the Jodo Shinshu teaching to the internet world and beyond
（08/31/2010 update）
A 400-kilometer walk to Hongwanji
（07/23/2010 update）
Daily tours of Shoin （study chambers） resumes
（07/23/2010 update）
Omachiuke services conducted in Aichi, Hokkaido, and Fukuoka
（07/23/2010 update）
September 19- Peace Day celebration on the Big Island
（07/23/2010 update）
IBS Commencement 2010 submitted by Buddhist Churches of America （Wheel of Dharma, June 2010 edition）
（07/23/2010 update）
Hongwanji facility improvements completed for easier accessibility for all
（06/23/2010 update）
The immigration of Japanese to U.S.A. – Retired minister of Buddhist Churches of America shares collection for Nikkei exhibit at National Museum of Japanese History
（06/23/2010 update）
Temple representatives throughout Japan gather at Hongwanji for Omachiuke service
（06/23/2010 update）
How archery can save the world （Hokuriku Jr. and Sr. High Schools）
（06/23/2010 update）
Hongwanji area illustration map now being distributed to visitors
（06/23/2010 update）
Bon Dance Schedule
（06/23/2010 update）
Photo Gallery of of Gotan-e at Hongwanji
（06/23/2010 update）
Seven Hundred Fiftieth Memorial for Shinran Shonin Countdown begins
（05/28/2010 update）
On the way to a new academic year at Hongwanji schools
（05/28/2010 update）
Buddhist Churches of America observes 750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin with showering of flower petals
（05/28/2010 update）
Tsukiji Betsuin celebrates Shakyamuni Buddha’s birthday
（05/28/2010 update）
The genuine wife of Ge ge ge
（05/28/2010 update）
Sharing the Dharma: Supporting the Rights of Same-Gender Couples （Article from Hawaii）
（05/28/2010 update）
Toronto Buddhist Temple to observe 750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin
（05/28/2010 update）
Sharing of the Dharma for over 250 years
（04/27/2010 update）
50th Lunch time pipe organ concert at Tsukiji Betsuin
（04/27/2010 update）
Making the third time count!
（04/27/2010 update）
Hiroshima Japan-Thailand Friendship Association supports junior high school girls
（04/27/2010 update）
750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin observances held in Kinki and Chugoku districts
（04/27/2010 update）
A memorable trip to Hongwanji
（03/31/2010 update）
The Fostering of the World – Through a look at the uniqueness of a town where Jodo Shinshu’s religious atmosphere prevails
（03/31/2010 update）
U.S. Inauguration speech leaves a memory-able impression
（03/31/2010 update）
Kisaragiki observed at Hongwanji
（03/31/2010 update）
Pulling a 180-ton temple
（02/26/2010 update）
New ministers arrive in BCA in promoting international propagation
（02/26/2010 update）
Osusuharai resumes after 11 years
（02/26/2010 update）
Annual observance of Hoonko returns to the Goeido
（02/26/2010 update）
Hiroshima temple offers child care support programs
（02/26/2010 update）
Kids Sangha donates rice to Hongwanji
（02/26/2010 update）
Hoonko at Hongwanji （January 9th – 16th, 2010）
（01/00/2010 update）
Hongwanji International Center 2009 Public Lecture Series
（01/00/2010 update）
Hongwanji Book Center opens at the Annonden
（01/00/2010 update）
World Buddhist Women’s Convention to be held in 2011
（01/00/2010 update）
Reflecting on 2009
（01/00/2010 update）
A conference on “Buddhism without Borders”at IBS March 18-21
（01/00/2010 update）
BCA holds Shinran Shonin 750th Memorial Observance in 2010
（12/24/2009 update）
Ryukoku University celebrates 370th Anniversary with ceremony and symposium
（12/24/2009 update）
Lectures hosted on loss and bereavement
（12/24/2009 update）
Canada members participates in Nembutsu Hoshidan
（12/24/2009 update）
The spreading of Jodo Shinshu to the rest of the world- the birth site of Shakyamuni
（12/24/2009 update）
750th Memorial observed by the Buddhist women of BCA
（12/24/2009 update）
Rededication ceremony conducted at Otani Hombyo
（11/30/2009 update）
Walking along Shinran’s path – “Shinran-sama’s otori in Kansai”
（11/30/2009 update）
Sharing the Dharma in English for over 60 years – Tsukiji Betsuin
（11/30/2009 update）
Proclamation service held in Tokyo for the 750th Memorial of Shinran Shonin
（11/30/2009 update）
750th Memorial observed at Otani Mausoleum
（11/30/2009 update）
Photo Gallery Report of 750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin at Otani Hombyo
（10/26/2009 update）
Kids Sangha- A morning visit to the temple for breakfast
（10/26/2009 update）
Service remembering Prince Shotoku conducted on Mt. Fuji
（10/26/2009 update）
Merry Shaka event held in Kyoto
（10/26/2009 update）
IBS celebrates 60th Anniversary
（10/26/2009 update）
Japanese war flag returned by Australian war veteran in search of its owner
（10/26/2009 update）
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii observes Double Commemoration
（09/30/2009 update）
Young Buddhists from overseas districts attend Hongwanji program
（09/30/2009 update）
Hawaii youth observe 750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin
（09/30/2009 update）
Crowd gathers for 24th Annual Hongwanji O-Bon festival
（09/30/2009 update）
Children participate in Jido Nembutsu Hoshidan summer program at Hongwanji
（09/30/2009 update）
750th Memorial for Shinran Shonin at Otani Hombyo
（09/30/2009 update）
Hongwanji Goeido Rededication Services conducted
（08/31/2009 update）
New facilities at Hongwanji
（08/31/2009 update）
Ogahara district in Hiroshima celebrates centennial anniversary of Gotan-e observance
（08/31/2009 update）
Retirement ceremony for ministers honors 201 in 2009
（08/31/2009 update）
The seasons of Kyoto – Cool summer beer gardens
（08/31/2009 update）
Ceramic Festival at Gojo street in Kyoto
（08/31/2009 update）
Shinran Shonin’s birthday honored at Hongwanji
（07/24/2009 update）
English publication of The Larger Sutra completed
（07/24/2009 update）
Gagaku groups performs at Hawaii Betsuin
（07/24/2009 update）
Charity concert by popular Nepalese singer
（07/24/2009 update）
Buddhist Churches America to observe Shinran Shonin 750th Memorial in 2010
（07/24/2009 update）
2009 BON DANCE SEASON
（07/24/2009 update）
Observance held for the newly-restored Goeido 1
（06/22/2009 update）
Observance held for the newly-restored Goeido 2
（06/22/2009 update）
The donation of a new decorative curtain
（06/22/2009 update）
A super-sized makizushi
（06/22/2009 update）
Spring Higan observances conducted at Hongwanji and Otani Mausoleum
（06/16/2009 update）
New Buddhist altar installed at Correctional Center
（05/15/2009 update）
Vihara health care facility marks its first anniversary
（05/15/2009 update）
The seasons of Kyoto – Spring
（05/07/2009 update）
43rd Bukkyo Dendo Distinguished Service Award presented to Hisao Inagaki
（05/07/2009 update）
Hongwanji exhibit to open at Nagoya City Museum
（04/21/2009 update）
Jodo Shinshu Correspondence Course to begin second session
（04/21/2009 update）
New association representative recognized in special ceremony
（04/21/2009 update）
Open Door Week at Jikoji
（04/21/2009 update）
Temple decorated with huge 1.8 meter candles
（04/21/2009 update）
Ceremonial Style Service approved for 750th Memorial
（03/31/2009 update）
Goeido Rededication Services to be held May 22 – 26, 2009　
（03/31/2009 update）
Looking for Chigo Participants for the Rededication Services　
（03/31/2009 update）
750th Memorial Commemoration in Hawaii Anticipating 1000 delegates　
（03/31/2009 update）
Japan Federation of Buddhist Women’s Association observes Dana Day and Kisaragi-ki
（03/31/2009 update）