by David Baldridge | Jun 12, 2026 | Announcements, Newsletters
Our second newsletter of 2026 just dropped, featuring a heartfelt farewell to Reverend Coy, a highlight of our member of the month, Larry Sunahara, a report on the recent activities of the Taiko group, some words of wisdom, and a recipe for renkon kinpira with carrots...
by Trent Sunahara | Feb 26, 2024 | Announcements, Newsletters
By Reverend Mimatsu Hello, everyone. I hope you are all doing well. It will soon be 5 years since I arrived here in 2019 to take over the position of Head Minister at Koyasan Temple. Although Spring will soon be here, this will now be my last Spring in the United...
by Trent Sunahara | Feb 26, 2024 | Newsletters
Shakyamuni Buddha, the spiritual founder of Buddhism, was born between the 6th – 4th century BCE and lived in central north India some 2,500 years ago. He was named Siddhartha Gautama and was raised in the region of Shakya. His father was Shuddhodana, King of...
by Trent Sunahara | Feb 26, 2024 | Newsletters
INGREDIENTS 1 rotisserie chicken carcass (bones and skin). 1 tablespoon of ginger, sliced or minced 2 cloves of garlic, minced or smashed 4 quarts of water 2 tablespoons of miso paste 3 tablespoons of shoyu (soy sauce) DIRECTIONS Prepare the Chicken Carcass: Trent...
by Trent Sunahara | Feb 26, 2024 | Newsletters
Contributed by Savannah Umeda Savannah Umeda, a member of the Advanced Taiko Class submitted this article detailing her experience as a Koyasan Taiko Group Member. What I love most about taiko is the feeling of being with your friends and sharing frightening moments...
by Trent Sunahara | Feb 26, 2024 | Newsletters
By Janene DelMundo On Saturday, January 27, 2024, the Koyasan Temple’s Taiko Group had its first performance of 2024 by kicking off Lunar New Year celebrations at the Old Town Plaza in Elk Grove with The Creative Space. 20 performers played Kodama, Buchiasase Daiko,...
