Guest Speaker: Rev. Kumika Soga
M.C.: Shirley Yanagisawa
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Established in 1978 at the 6th World Buddhist Women's Convention, Eshinni Day honors the wife of Shinran Shonin and her dedication to Shinran.
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Reverend Kumika Soga is from the Saga Prefecture in Japan. She graduated from Ryukoku University in Kyoto with studies in Buddhism and completed a correspondence course from the Central Buddhist Institute, also in Kyoto.
In 1984, she received her Tokudo, first ordination, and later that year married Rev. Jeffrey Soga. They relocated to Hawaii in 1985 and began serving the Honpa Hongwanji Missions of Hawaii.
Reverend Kumika Soga received Kyoshi, secondary ordination (certified full- fledged ministry) in 1996. She then served as a Minister’s Aid under Rev. Jeffrey Soga at Lahaina Hongwanji, Hilo Betsuin, Papaikou Hongwanji, Honomu Hongwanji, Honohina Hongwanji and Papaaloa Hongwanji. She taught Japanese language at Hilo Betsuin and Wailuku Hongwanji and was a Japanese drill master at Pahoa
High School. She currently works at the Sakura House Adult Day Care in Honolulu as an Activity Aid.
Reverends Kumika and Jeffery Soga have four children (Koshin, Maitri, Michelle and Kirana) and two grandchildren (Kosei and Rui Soga).test
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As of March 27, 2022, in accordance with the revised State of Hawaii guidelines, the use of masks is optional inside the temple. Please be kind to those who choose to continue to wear a mask.