American Mishima

All things come to pass and a new day begins.

Seen here, is this year's candlelight offerings for the recently departed at Obon seen from the Koyasan Temple in Little Tokyo.

Seen here is UK born Julia Maeda dressed as a mountain priestess. She conducts private tours of Japan and from what we can tell from her w...

Seen here are two young women arriving at the Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America in Granite Falls Washington for their Seijin Shiki (Coming ...

Seen here is recently resurfaced photo that had been making the rounds on Facebook of the Commemorative Air Force's (Camarillo Wing) ...

Seen here in this unlikely photo is Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Last night he made his appearance at the Closing Ceremony of the 2...

Seen here: President Obama visiting the Venerable Mingtsung Shih at Phuoc Hai Temple in Vietnam. Our good friend Mr. Tony Truong had the ...

Seen here is yours truly on our wedding day taken March 26th 2016 at the Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America in Granite Falls Washington. We s...

Seen here is is a girl dressed as the Hayao Miyazaki character Kiki from the 1989 Studio Ghibli anime classic "Kiki's Delivery S...

Seen here is this year's beautiful Nisei Queen Sara Kuniko Hutter poses for our camera at this year's Setsubun Ceremony at the Los...

Seen here are Filipino students who camped out on a disputed island which the PRC claims is their own drawing the ire from both Beijing a...

Seen here at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino California: A group of War Re-enactors led by Mr. Alex Chang posing with one of the wo...

Marking the passing of former Koyasan Buddhist Temple President Shoji Kanogawa.  Mr. Shoji "Stogie" Kanogawa was both a dea...

Seen here is the 1961 U.S. Marine Detachment at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba who lowered the American Flag for the last time passing the St...

Seen here is the Reverend Kako assisting Imamura Sensei in this Goma Fire Ceremony for July 2015 at the Koyasan Betsuin in Little Tokyo, L...

Seen here is Nicolas Sensei and Shinkendo Kaiso (Founder) and our former Sensei Toshishiro Obata with yours truly at the Koyasan Buddhist ...

Seen here is the His Magesty Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

Seen Here: Koyasan Taiko performs their first performance of the year at the annual New Years gathering at the Los Angeles Koyasan Buddhis...

Seen here are Chinese Doctors bowing in respect for an eleven year old boy who had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer who upon his...

Seen here is our little Mia-Naoko (and yours truly) who had her Age 3 Shichi-Go-San Ceremony this last weekend at the Los Angeles Koyasan...