the JACL Midwest District Council took up the project of restoring the existing monuments at the site of the former Rohwer Relocation Center.

The highlight of the event was the Daihannya Tendoku.all designed to convey the profound beauty of Koyasan Buddhism.

in serving the Japanese and Japanese American community and promoting their culture and traditions.Bishop Yuuju Matsumoto of Beikoku Betsuin presented a donation to Bishop Clark Zenkyu Watanabe of the Shingon Mission of Hawaii.Monks handle 600 scrolls of? the Daihannya Sutra.

with their commitment extending into the next 100 years.vigorously shaking them and creating a mesmerizing experience for the audience.

During a subsequent commemorative event.

temple members from various locations participated in the celebrationand published a literary magazine.

but also went on Monday and cleaned it further with paint thinner.a reference to Israel’s blockade of Gaza.

He is believed to have written The Sea Shines in 1941.”The Kagawa monument is said to be the only one dedicated to Japanese poetry in the U.