• Dr. Ruriko Tsushima: What You Can Do Now for a Healthy and Happy Future

    Myohoji Temple 2003 Nuuanu Ave, Honolulu, HI, United States

    After graduating from Hirosaki University School of Medicine in 1984, she served as an assistant at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, and later as the head obstetrician-gynecologist at the Perinatal Center of Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital. In 2002, she established the Women's Wellness Ginza Clinic. In 2003, she founded the Women's Medical Network, an organization that takes a comprehensive approach to women's mental and physical health and their connection to society. The network promotes medical care that supports women’s health (women’s outpatient care) and collaborates with 450 female doctors and healthcare professionals nationwide. She is actively engaged in providing information and awareness initiatives […]

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  • Koji Akatsuka: Yamato Spirit Candle Service: Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Japanese Immigrants to Hawaii

    Myohoji Temple 2003 Nuuanu Ave, Honolulu, HI, United States

    Japanese only lecture It is truly wonderful that we were born as Japanese in this lifetime. However, we have grown up without being taught the greatness of Japan. We must take another look at just how remarkable Japan truly is. The time has come for Japan to become the guiding light of the world. I want to rediscover the nation of Japan, the longest-standing country in the world. Let us remember the meaning of being born Japanese. I am grateful for this encounter. — Takahito Akatsuka

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  • Hawaii Premiere Canta! Timor at Tokai University

    Hawaii Tokai Interenational College 91-971 Farrington Highway, Kapolei, United States

    Canta! Timor at the Tokai University with students discussion with the Director Natusko Hirota.

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  • Hawaii Premiere Canta! Timor with the Director Natsuko Hiroko

    Doris Duke Theater 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI, United States

    "Canta! Timor" was filmed in East Timor, just after its independence. The story begins with a piece of music, and through a journey of a Japanese woman, it tells how the Timorese kept their music and forgave their enemies in order to obtain independence, in a cruel situation during 24 years of the military attack. Simple but beautiful songs are impressive, that leads the entire story. Including valuable interviews of the local people, guerrillas, and the first president Xanana Gusmao.

    $10
  • Heso Do (Heso Way) 2Day Workshops

    New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel 2863 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, United States

    Japanese Only

    $50
  • Achara Ryojun Shionuma: Every Day of Life is Training

    Doris Duke Theater 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI, United States

    “It takes 24 kilometers one way and 16 hours to walk back and forth on mountain roads with a difference in elevation of more than 1,300 meters in one day. It takes nine years to walk 48,000 kilometers.It is not because we have experienced such austerity that we can attain enlightenment. The important thing is to put into practice what we have learned from the journey in our daily lives.While each of us fulfills our assigned role in the given place, we can feel and realize many things. All life is training.” -Achara Ryojun Shionuma-

    $20
  • An Evening of Italian Music with Maestro Ben Makino

    Manoa School of Music & The Arts 2754 Woodlawn Dr.#7-103, Honolulu, HI, United States

    A private dinner concert with Mr. Makino, who came to Hawaii as a music coach for the Hawaii Opera Theater “La Traviata”  Dinner included *Proceed of concert will be donated to the Shriners Hospital for children Benjamin Makino Pianist, Conductor From complex contemporary and twentieth-century scores to core traditional repertoire, conductor Benjamin Makino has been recognized for his nuanced and thoughtful interpretations of broad and varied repertoire. Throughout his career, his work has been affiliated with some of the companies most recognized for innovation. Following the success of the first 30 Days of Opera festival, Makino was named Music Director of Opera Memphis, a position he held for four seasons. […]

    $30
  • Katsuko Yamamoto: Magical Word “I love you” with Peace Concert

    Myohoji Temple 2003 Nuuanu Ave, Honolulu, HI, United States

    From the time we were born, we were wired to feel happy when someone says ``I love you'' and to feel sad when someone says ``I hate you.' ' “I love you” definitely has magical power. - Katsuko Yamamoto-

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  • Hawaii Premiere: A Droplet in the Galaxy-All from One

    Doris Duke Theater 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI, United States

    They say that the people of Nepal, who live in the Himalayas, know the “Secret of the Universe”. This is a documentary film of my journey through Nepal in 2016. The purpose of my trip was to meet Geeta, who had been my guide when I first visited the country back in 2005, and to reclaim the special feeling that I experi-enced then. I had been profoundly moved by the way of life of the Nepalese people and dreamed about re-visiting this special place. How can they accept me so warmly: a foreign woman, upon our first meeting?   -Director of the film, Katsuko Yamamoto-

    $10
  • Manage Your Health on Your Own:Yawara Pole Walking and Seitai Bodywork Therapy

    Myohoji Temple 2003 Nuuanu Ave, Honolulu, HI, United States

    Good news for those of you who may feel weak, unstable, or pain when walking! Eiichi Watanabe, a foot specialist and judo sports therapist in Japan will be in town this November to give talks about self-health management to improve your condition. Since 1982, Watanabe has practiced judo therapy at his Yoda Sekkotsu Clinic in Fujisawa City. After decades of clinical experience, he realized the importance of healthy foot function for overall physical health, and that led him to study podiatry in Australia in 2003. After returning, he developed a unique clinical method combining techniques of podiatry and judo therapy, incorporating the use of biomechanics and the invention of therapeutic […]

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