On August 3-4 Shinmeizan has welcomed, the Bishop of Fukuoka (the diocese Shinmeizan belongs to) for his annual visit, which Shinmeizan appreciates very much and for which we are very thankful to our Bishop.

Also during the hot days of July Shinmeizan continued to welcome guests and to carry on activities of interreligious dialog, besides holding the usual monthly retreat (on July 11).

This month, first of all, we wish to remember with sentiments of deep gratitude, Mr. Michio Uemura, from Kumamoto, who died on June 12, at the age of 93. He has been a very dear friend and a precious cooperator in our activity of interreligious dialogue. Since the very beginning, in 1991, and up to his very last days, he took part in the events of the Kumamoto Group for Interreligious Dialogue, for many long years acting as its ‘Secretary’. May the Lord reward him and welcome him into His heavenly house and His peace!