Kocho Otani reading a speech at a party
PARTNER
Dennis M. Ogawa Nippu Jiji Photograph Collection
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OBJECT ID
ddr-njpa-4-1897 (J1640.008)
PARENT COLLECTION
Nippu Jiji Photograph Archive, "Japanese" Collection
DESCRIPTION
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Buddha's [?] in the Imperial capital. An invitation party for Higashi Honganji. (Tokyo) On the night of December 4th, Abbot Kocho Otani and his wife Tomoko advocated a radical reformation of teaching and learning. They held a tea party at the Imperial Hotel on the afternoon of the 4th. Kocho Otani is the head of Higashi Hongaji. Tomoko is his wife. Admiral Yumekari and celebrities such as [?] were invited by Mr. and Mrs. Otani. [?] said that they could utilize Buddha's [?] to promote peace in the city and to create a good city for people to live in. This speech was for the head [?]."
DATE
Dec. 1936
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Photographs
OBJECT FORMAT
Still Image
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FACILITY
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CONTRIBUTOR
Hawaii Times Photo Archives Foundation
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Hawaii Times Photo Archives Foundation
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted
