attorney Wayne Merrill Collins.

volunteers busily prepared the food.who explained the significance of Obon; Grace Mizushima on behalf of the odori instructors; and Michael Amster.

Koho Takata was one of the taiko drummers on the yagura.There were games and crafts for kids and bingo for adults.Bingo is a popular feature of many community festivals.

including the famous toilet paper roll toss.The dancers followed the lead of Grace Mizushima and other instructors.

The dance circle reached the length of a city block outside the temple grounds.

a band from Nishi Hongwanji specializing in oldies.Second Place: Nishita Vadella.

You will continue to carry the torch with us … Good luck with the rest of your high school career and your college or your university or vocational careers into the future.feel the breeze of the oaks going by them.

provided opening words of gratitude: We humbly remember and give thanks to the detainees of Japanese.Teramura Ki presented a performance by two of her students.