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20 items
![Man signing book seated next to woman (ddr-ajah-3-33)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d0/a2/d0a22d0a73b1f263c5324490ac79d23a.jpg)
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Man signing book seated next to woman (ddr-ajah-3-33)
Caption below photo: Gomonshu Shonyo (Kosho) Ohtani / Lady Yoshiko Ohtani / Gomonshu and Lady Ohtani visit the Mt. Eden Floral Japanese garden, Hayward CA 1951-52
![Portrait of Kosho Ohtani (ddr-ajah-3-194)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d3/f2/d3f29a496343d167cc634576c661c6db.jpg)
![Three people inside greenhouse (ddr-ajah-3-27)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b9/6f/b96fe1b55150a79d369cea1b3dd0a318.jpg)
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Three people inside greenhouse (ddr-ajah-3-27)
Caption below photo: Gomonshu Shonyo (Kosho) Ohtani / Lady Yoshiko Ohtani / Yoshiye Shibata / Gomonshu and Lady Ohtani visit the Mt. Eden Floral Japanese garden, Hayward, CA 1951-52
![Women serving drinks to seated couple in garden (ddr-ajah-3-28)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/71/69/7169f3d45cd47b2c1b071b2c2f4f6f17.jpg)
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Women serving drinks to seated couple in garden (ddr-ajah-3-28)
Caption below photo: Yayoi Eileen Shibata / Lady Yoshiko Ohtani / Gomonshu Shonyo (Kosho) Ohtani / Gomonshu and Lady Ohtani visit the Mt. Eden Floral Japanese garden, Hayward CA 1951-52
![Group inside warehouse with shipping boxes (ddr-ajah-3-29)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b5/99/b5991db6b82787c34ad690934bb4fbfb.jpg)
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Group inside warehouse with shipping boxes (ddr-ajah-3-29)
Caption below photo: Rev. Shozen Naito / Gomonshu Shonyo (Kosho) Ohtani / Lady Yoshiko/ Gomonshu and Lady Ohtani visit the Mt. Eden Floral Japanese garden, Hayward, CA 1951-52
![Gomonshu and Lady Ohtani's Visit to Portland (ddr-one-1-714)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/53/8e/538e23d6e94991c1d32fbda6085beb90.jpg)
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Gomonshu and Lady Ohtani's Visit to Portland (ddr-one-1-714)
Black and white photographic negative of a woman bowing to Gomonshu Kosho Ohtani and Lady Yoshiko Ohtani inside the train station. Gomonshu Koshi Ohtani was the leader of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwaniji-ha Buddhist sect, and was visiting Portland for the first time since the end of World War II with his wife Lady Yoshiko Ohtani.
![Kosho Otani, Lady Otani and another priest receiving leis (ddr-njpa-4-1647)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ad/d9/add91edba29f3b0d34f91926cd92298d.jpg)
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Kosho Otani, Lady Otani and another priest receiving leis (ddr-njpa-4-1647)
Caption on reverse: "HONGWANJI ABBOT ARRIVES: Three youngsters, students at the Fort Gakuen, greet Abbot Kosho Ohtani (left), his wife, Lady Ohtani, and the Rev. Kiritani on their arrival this morning from Portland. -- (Hawaii Times photo by Don Nagano)."
![Letter from Consul General and Mrs. Shigemi Hayashida to the Seattle Buddhist Church (ddr-sbbt-6-55)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b0/64/b0649cdc716cc03981cea6f20da75bd2.jpg)
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Letter from Consul General and Mrs. Shigemi Hayashida to the Seattle Buddhist Church (ddr-sbbt-6-55)
A letter from the Consul General of Japan and his wife, Mrs. Shigemi Hayashida, accepting the Seattle Buddhist Church's (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) invitation to a Welcome Banquet in honor of Lord Abbot Kosho A. Ohtani and Lady Yoshiko Ohtani.
![Letter from Helen Boyd to the Seattle Buddhist Church (ddr-sbbt-6-56)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/3c/a2/3ca2e7fc34296fc18ac47647083d01b6.jpg)
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Letter from Helen Boyd to the Seattle Buddhist Church (ddr-sbbt-6-56)
A letter from Helen Boyd, Executive Director of the Seattle-King County Council Camp Fire Girls, accepting the Seattle Buddhist Church's (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) invitation to to a Welcome Banquet in honor of Lord Abbot Kosho A. Ohtani and Lady Yoshiko Ohtani.
![People walking across bridge in garden (ddr-ajah-3-26)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6c/90/6c906b56a484491900c6cb6cf76f1c7c.jpg)
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People walking across bridge in garden (ddr-ajah-3-26)
Caption below photo: Gomonshu and Lady Ohtani visit the Mt. Eden Floral Japanese garden, Hayward, CA 1951-52
![Rows of greenhouses (ddr-ajah-3-30)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2a/45/2a457ec6903f155352c7ffcba2955685.jpg)
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Rows of greenhouses (ddr-ajah-3-30)
Caption below photo: Gomonshu and Lady Ohtani visit the Mt. Eden Floral Japanese garden, Hayward, CA 1951-52
![Group posing for photo in garden (ddr-ajah-3-24)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2e/93/2e9385f196d2329d46e7a8cdddd9f230.jpg)
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Group posing for photo in garden (ddr-ajah-3-24)
Caption below photo: Gomonshu and Lady Ohtani visit the Mt. Eden Floral Japanese garden, Hayward, CA 1951-52
![Group of people standing in garden (ddr-ajah-3-22)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e1/5b/e15bb9670322805249347f22c8258d96.jpg)
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Group of people standing in garden (ddr-ajah-3-22)
Caption below photo: Gomonshu and Lady Ohtani visit the Mt. Eden Floral Japanese garden, Hayward, CA 1951-52
![Group standing on bridge in garden (ddr-ajah-3-32)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/91/d5/91d56003d3db6a41bb04674d6ea2bcd0.jpg)
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Group standing on bridge in garden (ddr-ajah-3-32)
Caption below photo: Gomonshu and Lady Ohtani visit the Mt. Eden Floral Japanese garden, Hayward, CA 1951-52
![Group standing in garden with dog (ddr-ajah-3-25)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/46/5a/465a87786a77e6504fdeda5b3f2f83c8.jpg)
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Group standing in garden with dog (ddr-ajah-3-25)
Caption below photo: Gomonshu and Lady Ohtani visit the Mt. Eden Floral Japanese garden, Hayward, CA 1951-52
![Group seated at banquet table (ddr-ajah-3-34)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/63/b8/63b8bcc2f3cf336c6179594fe8d6ae9e.jpg)
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Group seated at banquet table (ddr-ajah-3-34)
Caption below photo: Gomonshu and Lady Ohtani visit the Mt. Eden Floral Japanese garden, Hayward, CA 1951-52
![Group of people in garden standing around two people seated (ddr-ajah-3-23)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1a/38/1a38986db24b724b7c5b0e9de9eed76c.jpg)
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Group of people in garden standing around two people seated (ddr-ajah-3-23)
Caption below photo: Gomonshu and Lady Ohtani visit the Mt. Eden Floral Japanese garden, Hayward, CA 1951-52
![Photograph of Kosho Otani, Lady Otani, Zenyu Aoki, and Otani's aide (ddr-njpa-4-1645)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a0/f7/a0f72b7227a5b9847547eaaa7b6cef93.jpg)
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Photograph of Kosho Otani, Lady Otani, Zenyu Aoki, and Otani's aide (ddr-njpa-4-1645)
Caption on reverse: "NISHI HONGWANJI HEAD, WIFE GREETED HERE: Chief Abbot Kosho Ohtani, titular head of the Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist sect, and Lady Ohtani arrived here last evening at 6 from Tokyo by Pan American Clipper for a six-day stay before resuming their eight months' world tour next Monday at 9:30 p.m., when they leave for …
![Men and women wait in their winter coats (ddr-sbbt-6-48)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2a/bd/2abd071dbf992f4d785db2a0dd635a38.jpg)
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Men and women wait in their winter coats (ddr-sbbt-6-48)
Men and women wait in their winter coats, likely before an event for the Lord Abbot Ohtani's visit. Written on verso: woman seated - Fusana Tsubota (Min's mother) 2. Mr. Tsuyoshi Horike 3. Mrs. Hashiguchi 4. [unidentified] 5. Mrs. Kihara 6. Mrs. Yoshitake 7. [unidentified] 8. Mrs. Fukuda 9. 10. Rev. Iwai.
![Woman pinning corsage on woman in kimono standing with group (ddr-ajah-3-21)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ea/03/ea0390a331a6b02313bdd9882905628c.jpg)
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Woman pinning corsage on woman in kimono standing with group (ddr-ajah-3-21)
Caption below photo: Gomonshu and Lady Ohtani visit the Mt. Eden Floral Japanese garden, Hayward, CA 1951-52. Names identified in caption