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Aoyama Tree Designation Ceremony, July 17, 2008 (Item 1 of 12, “History”)
Collected by: fmpotter
Click on the photo to view a flyer from the event describing the history of the Aoyama Tree and Koyasan Buddhist Temple.

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Aoyama Tree Designation Ceremony, July 17, 2008 (Item 7 of 12, “Presentation of the certificate”)
Collected by: fmpotter
Greg Fischer, deputy director from Council District 9, presents a certificate of recognition to representatives of Little Tokyo Historical Society and Koyasan Buddhist Temple.

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Aoyama Tree Designation Ceremony, July 17, 2008 (Item 6 of 12, “President Frances Nakamura”)
Collected by: fmpotter
Temple President Frances Nakamura addresses the audience.

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Aoyama Tree Designation Ceremony, July 17, 2008 (Item 5 of 12, “Goeika Poem”)
Collected by: fmpotter
Koyasan's Eiyu-Kai, accompanied by Bishop Miyata and Rev. Sato, chant a Goeika Poem.

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Aoyama Tree Designation Ceremony, July 17, 2008 (Item 4 of 12, “Bishop Taisen Miyata and Reverend Shinyu Sato”)
Collected by: fmpotter
Bishop Taisen Miyata and Reverend Shinyu Sato, both of Koyasan, begin the ceremony with prayers.

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Liberdade - Sao Paulo's Japantown (Item 4 of 24, “Buddhist temple”)
Collected by: bokinaka
The Japanese immigrants brought their beliefs with them. This is a Buddhist temple in Liberdade. But not all Nikkei are Buddhist. Many have converted to Catholicism. ...

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Gila River Relocation Center - National Archive Items (Item 36 of 200, “A view of the Buddhist Church at Camp #2 at Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, ...”)
Collected by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note: Not Provided ARC Identifier: 538609 Local Identifier: 210-G-D648 Creator: Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority. (02/16/1944 - 06/30/1946) ( Most Recent) Type of Archival Materials: Photographs and other Graphic Materials Level ...

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Gila River Relocation Center - National Archive Items (Item 114 of 200, “Outside Buddhist Church at Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona.”)
Collected by: misacowee
Scope and Content Note: Not Provided ARC Identifier: 538608 Local Identifier: 210-G-D647 Creator: Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority. (02/16/1944 - 06/30/1946) ( Most Recent) Type of Archival Materials: Photographs and other Graphic Materials Level ...

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Buddhist Churches of America (Item 19 of 20, “Xth. anniversary N.A. Federation of Y.W.B.A. Leagues' conference, Los Angeles, California, July 21st-26th 1936”)
Collected by: eishida
This is another picture of the Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo. It was the first Buddhist temple built in Los Angeles. It is now the Japanese ...

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Buddhist Churches of America (Item 17 of 20, “Watsonville Buddhist Temple, 2007”)
Collected by: eishida
Watsonville Buddhist Temple now hosts an annual Obon and Hanamatsuri. The temple's organizations include the Adult Buddhist Association, the Buddhist Women's Association, the Young Buddhist Association and the Watsonville Dharma ...

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Buddhist Churches of America (Item 13 of 20, “Buddhist Temple of Salinas, 2007”)
Collected by: eishida
The Buddhist Temple of Salinas now celebrates each summer with an obon festival, has its very own Japanese language school, and also hosts an all-you-can-eat udon lunch! How tasty!

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Buddhist Churches of America (Item 2 of 20, “Berkeley Buddhist Temple, 2007”)
Collected by: eishida

The Berkeley Buddhist Temple celebrated its 90th anniversary in 1991, and soon after began temple renovations. Renovations included new pews, carpets, floors and windows.

The Berkeley Buddhist Temple provides and ...

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Buddhist Churches of America (Item 15 of 20, “Buddhist Church of Oakland, 2007”)
Collected by: eishida
Recent upgrades and improvements of the church include the installation of new carpets and new floors, as well as the purchase of a new curtain for the Social Hall stage. ...

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Buddhist Churches of America (Item 10 of 20, “Tacoma Buddhist Temple, 2007”)
Collected by: eishida
The temple currently hosts two major fundraisers every year, and sponsors lecture series, retreats and seminars. Its Dharma school enrolls approximately 35-40 students every year, and the temple also sponsors ...

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Buddhist Churches of America (Item 8 of 20, “Buddhist Temple of San Diego, 2007”)
Collected by: eishida
The temple currently thrives, and has the ability to offer a wide range of activities and events. Some of these include Sunday services, meditation classes, buddhism classes, obon festivals, new ...

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Buddhist Churches of America (Item 6 of 20, “Guadalupe Buddhist Church, 2007”)
Collected by: eishida
The Guadalupe Buddhist Church is located in Guadalupe, California. The Guadalupe obon festival is going to be on July 22, 2007. For more information, please call (805) 343-1053

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Buddhist Churches of America (Item 20 of 20, “Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 2007”)
Collected by: eishida
This current temple was built in November of 1969. Through this new building, the temple serves its community through obon festivals; memorial services, Jr. YBA seminars, conferences, and much much ...