August 3 – Tacoma Bon Odori
5pm to 9pm
Japanese food, traditional dance, Taiko drum performance, beer garden, candlelight memorial service
Dance lessons July 16-18 7:30pm to 9pm
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The Tacoma Buddhist Temple belongs to the Jodo Shinshu Nishi Hongwanji tradition of Buddhism. Our national organization is the Buddhist Churches of America, headquartered in San Francisco, California.

We are located at: 1717 South Fawcett Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Our minister is Rev. Kojo Kakihara. He was at Los Angeles Betsuin for 2½ years before being assigned to the Tacoma temple in 2010. He is originally from Onomichi in Hiroshima-ken. Onomichi is a port town which has many temples. His home temple, Eisho-ji, has a 500 year history.

Rev. Kakihara graduated from the Kobe City University of Foreign Languages majoring in International Relations. During his senior year he spent eight months in a study abroad program in London, England.

Join us for Sunday services at 10am. Be sure to check the calendar for changes to the schedule