80 th Birthday Celebration of Rev. Yoshinobu Nakao July 16, 2008 (DOB: July 11, 1928)‏

Before he was born 年 Tengen Bunkyokai ( 天元分教会 ) was established 1st Kaicho, Rev. Asakichi Nakao

1928 年 7 月 11 日 Rev. Asasaburo & Masa Nakao gave birth to Yoshinobu Nakao at Tengen in Mishima, Nara. Birth

Childhood 年 Young Yoshinobu attended Ichinomoto Shogakko ( 櫟本小学校, Elementary School)‏ Age 11 with siblings at Tengen Church Entrance.

Siblings Etsuko, Masa (mother), Yoichi, Giza, (boy unknown)‏

Siblings Masa (mother), Yoichi, Etsuko, Mitsuhiro, Giza (missing sister)‏

Childhood 1941 年 (13 y/o)‏ 1942 年 (14 y/o)‏ 1946 年 (18 y/o)‏

Childhood 年 Attended Tenri School

1944 年 Yoshinobu, at 16 y/o, had his father passed away for rebirth. Yoshinobu’s youngest brother Yoichi was only 4 years old. Yoshinobu’s mother, Rev. Masa Nakao becomes the third Pastor of Tengen Bunkyokai Childhood

年 Attended Tenri Daigaku majoring in Chinese Adulthood

年 Graduated from Tenri Kyokou Honka. Yoshinobu met Mr. Fujimura at this time and they became best friends 年 5 月 6 日

Adulthood 1948 年 3 月 24 日 The first pastor, Rev. Nagayama of Pearl Church has announced that she will be returning to Japan from Hawaii. Yoshinobu went to Yokohama to pick her up. Yoshinobu Nakao (20 years old) and Tomiko Ohto (19 years old) met for the very first time at Honki Bunkyo-kai.

Love Tomiko Ohto 年

Love You could say it was destiny when they met for the first time… Yoshinobu Nakao (20 years old) and Tomiko Ohto (19 years old) met for the very first time at Honki Bunkyo-kai. Tomiko attended Shuuyoka April – June When Tomiko and Rev. Chika Ebizuka (Yoshinobu Grandmother) arrived in Tenri they went to Tengen for Omaeri and again Yoshinobu and Tomiko laid eyes on each other again for the second time which was very unexpected 年

Love 1952 年 1 月 Rev. Yoshinobu visits Tomi-chan in Tokyo! He tells her he would not marry anyone other than her. When it is time for them to say good bye to each other at Shinagawa Train Station they hold and hug each other for 10 minutes and they can' let go! They both shared this same story to me so you know that is was one of their most memorable moments.

Tenrikyo 1952 年 Rev. Yoshinobu Nakao moved to Otaru, Hokkaido to do Missionary Work.

Post Shuyoka From the many stories that I (Grace) have heard from Tomi-chan, Yoshinobu was an extremely romantic guy who loved to write love letters. Tomiko had stacks and stacks of love letters from Yoshinobu, that is how they built a close and meaningful relationship….called love 年 10 月

Marriage 1953 年 10 月 10 日 Rev. Yoshinobu Nakao and Tomiko Ohto are married on this joyous day. They both return to Otaru, Hokkaido to continue missionary work.

Married Life 1954 年 6 月

Mission 1954 年 8 月 19 日 Requested by the 2 nd Shimbashira, Rev. Yoshinobu and Tomiko arrive in Hawaii to take over Rev. Nagayama's mission. Rev. Yoshinobu becomes the second the Pastor of Pearl Church in Palama.

Family 1955 年 7 月 11 日 Rev. Yoshinobu (27 years old) and Tomiko Nakao (26 years old) gives birth to their first baby, Owen 年 Together, they have 5 children, Owen, Morris, Elmer, Carl and Grace

Family 1964 年 Pearl Church and the Nakao Family moves from Palama to 10th Avenue. Then finally after four sons, they give birth to a cute baby girl, Grace Chikako and they all live happily ever after 年 Pearl Church and the Nakao Family moves from Palama to 10th Avenue. Then finally after four sons, they give birth to a cute baby girl, Grace Chikako and they all live happily ever after 年 Pearl Church and the Nakao Family moves from Palama to 10th Avenue. Then finally after four sons, they give birth to a cute baby girl, Grace Chikako and they all live happily ever after.

1971 年 Rev. Masa Nakao (Yoshinobu's mother) asks him for the last time if he will return to Tengen to become the fourth pastor of Tengen Bunkyokai. With much thought for all that he and Tomiko has gone through (kuro) and not to mention how difficult it would be for their children to move to Japan, Yoshinobu declined. Mission

1974 年 Rev. Yoshinobu's mother, Rev. Masa Nakao passed away for rebirth.

Life Yoshinobu & sons. Morris & Elmer Yoshinobu & 3 rd Shimbashira 4 th of July picnic

Life 3 rd Shimbashira & his wife, some kids…. Owen, Morris, Elmer, Carl, Grace

1980 年 11 月 22 日 Owen Nakao & Taeko Araki

1985 年 6 月 30 日 Elmer Nakao & Mie Watanabe

1989 年 6 月 12 日 Family at the Tenri Cultural Center missionary house.

1992 年 9 月 6 日 Jon Higa & Grace Nakao

Yoshinobu & Tomiko at Tengen 1993 年 4 月 29 日

Carl Nakao & Karen Goya 1993 年 9 月 11 日

1994 年 9 月 11 日 Rev. Yoshinobu retires and his first son Rev. Owen Nakao becomes the third pastor of Pearl Church Yoshinobu at the th of July picnic.

年 They have 7 beautiful grandchildren, Moses, Annabella, Lucas, Lewis, Alex, Amy and Marika 1999 年 6 月 Moses' Graduation

2000 年 12 月 25 日 Christmas family & friends gathering at Pearl Church

David Taylor & Annabella Nakao 2007 年 10 月 6 日

Moses Nakao & Chieko Toji 2007 年 11 月 25 日

年 Rev. Yoshinobu works endlessly on Tenrikyo Hawaii Dendocho's history of 50 years in Hawaii.

Rev. Yoshinobu completes the history book and it is published. His goal was to finish the book before passing away 年

First Great Grandchild Sadie Ayumu Nakao, daughter to Moses & Chieko Nakao was born May 5, 2008

80th Birthday Celebration at Pearl Church July 13, 2008

The legacy goes on... Owen, Moses, Ayumu

80th Birthday Celebration July 16, 2008

Arigatou Gozaimasu!