80 th Birthday Celebration of Rev. Yoshinobu Nakao

1. 80th Birthday Celebration ofRev. Yoshinobu Nakao July 16, 2008 (DOB: July 11, 1928)‏

2. Before he was born... • 1925年Tengen Bunkyokai(天元分教会)was established 1st Kaicho, Rev. Asakichi Nakao

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

4. Childhood 1934-1940年 Young Yoshinobu attended Ichinomoto Shogakko (櫟本小学校, Elementary School)‏ Age 11 with siblings at Tengen Church Entrance.

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

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

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

8. Childhood 1940-1944年 Attended Tenri School

9. Childhood 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

10. Adulthood 1944 -1946 年 Attended Tenri Daigaku majoring in Chinese

11. Adulthood 1946-1948年 Graduated from Tenri Kyokou Honka. Yoshinobu met Mr. Fujimura at this time and they became best friends. 1951年5月6日

12. 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.

13. Love Tomiko Ohto 1948-1953年

14. Love 1948年 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 1948. 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.

15. 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.

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

17. Post Shuyoka 1953年10月 1948-1953 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.

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

19. Married Life 1954年6月

20. Mission 1954年8月19日 Requested by the 2nd 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.

21. 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. 1955-1964年 Together, they have 5 children, Owen, Morris, Elmer, Carl and Grace

22. 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. 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. 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.

23. Mission 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.

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

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

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

27. Owen Nakao & Taeko Araki 1980年11月22日

28. Elmer Nakao & Mie Watanabe 1985年6月30日

29. 1989年6月12日 Family at the Tenri Cultural Center missionary house.

30. Jon Higa & Grace Nakao 1992年9月6日

31. Yoshinobu & Tomiko at Tengen 1993年4月29日

32. Carl Nakao & Karen Goya 1993年9月11日

33. 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 2001 4th of July picnic.

34. 1981-1996年 They have 7 beautiful grandchildren, Moses, Annabella, Lucas, Lewis, Alex, Amy and Marika 1999年6月Moses' Graduation

35. 2000年12月25日Christmas family & friends gathering at Pearl Church

36. David Taylor & Annabella Nakao 2007年10月6日

38. Moses Nakao & Chieko Toji 2007年11月25日

39. 1997-2007年 Rev. Yoshinobu works endlessly on Tenrikyo Hawaii Dendocho's history of 50 years in Hawaii.

40. 2007年 Rev. Yoshinobu completes the history book and it is published. His goal was to finish the book before passing away.

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

42. 80th Birthday Celebration at Pearl Church July 13, 2008

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

44. 80th Birthday Celebration July 16, 2008

45. Arigatou Gozaimasu!