日本東京神殿のロゴ
日本東京神殿のロゴ

PROJECT

We all have times when life seems pitch black and we cannot find the light within ourselves. May the small light emitted from each story illuminate your heart and make you aware of the light hidden within you. And may “your light” shine and be the answer to someone’s prayer.

The “My Light Project” 

presented to you from the Temple, a house of prayer, love and bonding.

If we notice the “light” given to us by God, even if it is small, and nurture it with care, surely we can light up someone’s life. Stories of people who believed so.

We will provide LIVE interviews and lectures by special guests who are shining their light on the world.

The latest information will also be posted on the following social networking sites.

YouTube Distribution Schedule

Eiji & Nobuko Kishi(May 15, 3:00pm-)
Koji & Ko Okumura (May 22, 3:00pm-)
Koji & Kaoru Samejima (Mid June)

Special Interviews

Orangestar & Kase

Orangestar

A male artist active as a vocaloid P. He started his career in April 2013 when he posted “Noraboku” on Nico Nico Douga. “Earphones and Semi Shigure” and “Asunoyozora Patrol Group” posted in 2014 attracted a lot of attention. 1st album “Unfinished Eight Beats” was released in April 2015. He released his second album “SEASIDE SOLILOQUIES” in January 2017 and produced a collaboration with n-buna, “Star Night Snow,” as the theme song for “SNOW MIKU 2017” in February. After that, they resumed their activities in 2020 after a 2-year hiatus.

 

Kase

An illustrator/singer. She mainly uses acrylic and watercolor paints to create his illustrations. She wrote the lyrics, drew illustraions and sang for her first collaboration with Orangestar, “Sunflower,” which was released on YouTube in 2020 and . She sang the song “Surges (feat. Kase & Ruwan)” featured in the Calorie Mate web movie “Summer Begins”.

Kase

An illustrator/singer. She mainly uses acrylic and watercolor paints to create his illustrations. She wrote the lyrics, drew illustraions and sang for her first collaboration with Orangestar, “Sunflower,” which was released on YouTube in 2020 and . She sang the song “Surges (feat. Kase & Ruwan)” featured in the Calorie Mate web movie “Summer Begins”.

Special LIVE Streaming

For English, recorded video with English voice over will be shared.

Eiji & Nobuko Kishi 

https://youtu.be/cv0bGwA2lk0

Eiji and Nobuko have a large family consisting of seven sons and three daughters. They have created a family built on foundations of love and creativity. They take time to go for drives together and plan special days where each child can have some alone time each month with each parent. The children get involved by working part-time to help financially. Their motto is ” Evereything will be OK no matter what happens!” Kumamoto Prefectural TV has been reporting their family life for 21 years since 2000. They have gone through many challenges, including their house burning down, the Kumamoto earthquake, and Nobuko’s emergency hospitalization. Their story will be captured in a movie, which was chosen as the Selected Works of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for 2022. It will air nationwide in May, 2022.
Movie Official Site (jinsei-drive.com)

Eiji and Nobuko have a large family consisting of seven sons and three daughters. They have created a family built on foundations of love and creativity. They take time to go for drives together and plan special days where each child can have some alone time each month with each parent. The children get involved by working part-time to help financially. Their motto is ” Evereything will be OK no matter what happens!” Kumamoto Prefectural TV has been reporting their family life for 21 years since 2000. They have gone through many challenges, including their house burning down, the Kumamoto earthquake, and Nobuko’s emergency hospitalization. Their story will be captured in a movie, which was chosen as the Selected Works of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for 2022. It will air nationwide in May, 2022.
Movie Official Site (jinsei-drive.com)

 

Koji & Ko Okumura 

https://youtu.be/dO5c62OZn0I

Koji has worked as a counselor for many years, specializing in psychology. His wife, Ko, has been involved in cultural exchange and studied in Moscow before the collapse of the Soviet Union. They used their experiences and skills to provide mental health support in 17 Eastern European countries as church welfare volunteers for two years starting in 2019, based in Khiu, Ukraine. During their stay in Khiu, they actively engaged in cultural exchange in the COVID-19 situation and still continue to provide emotional support including teaching Japanese online.
They bridged members from Yamanashi, Japan and those from Kiev, Ukraine to interacting online (churchofjesuschrist.org)

Ko watched the video celebrating the dedication of the Ukraine Temple, but she never imagined that she would live there someday. Some years later, a special bond and friendship started and it still continues to this day. They will share their experiences filled with small miracles.
https://youtu.be/6WQA2Mc7qqUsV4-g

Koji & Kaoru Samejima 

▶︎ Mid June

Koji has worked as an OBGYN for 40 years and is a director of Samejima Bonding Clinic. His wife Kaoru has been the chief office manager of the clinic for 17 years. They have been working together for many years to support the lives of mothers and children. His book, “I have chosen you” (Shufunotomo Publishing Co., Ltd.), has sold 280,000 copies and has been loved by many and translated into Chinese and Korean. He has expanded his longtime work on special adoptions nationwide and launched the Anshin Mother and Child Obstetrics and Gynecology Liaison Council in 2013. Its steady efforts have received great attention and high acclaim. Their efforts to stay close to pregnant women and their families and continue dialogue were featured in NHK’s “Dialogue for life.” He appeared in the movie “Umareru” (to be born – umareru.jp), and was the model for the OBGYN in the drama “Umareru” To be born (TBS TV).

Koji has worked as an OBGYN for 40 years and is a director of Samejima Bonding Clinic. His wife Kaoru has been the chief office manager of the clinic for 17 years. They have been working together for many years to support the lives of mothers and children. His book, “I have chosen you” (Shufunotomo Publishing Co., Ltd.), has sold 280,000 copies and has been loved by many and translated into Chinese and Korean. He has expanded his longtime work on special adoptions nationwide and launched the Anshin Mother and Child Obstetrics and Gynecology Liaison Council in 2013. Its steady efforts have received great attention and high acclaim. Their efforts to stay close to pregnant women and their families and continue dialogue were featured in NHK’s “Dialogue for life.” He appeared in the movie “Umareru” (to be born – umareru.jp), and was the model for the OBGYN in the drama “Umareru” To be born (TBS TV).

OPETI  HELU

▶︎ Coming soon!

Tight Head prop for Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay

He is considered as one of Rugby’s top prospects. Born in the Kingdom of Tonga, standing 190 cm tall and weighing 127 kg, he studied at Newington School in Sydney, Australia on a rugby scholarship. He was selected to the Australian Schoolboys & U18 rugby union team where he took part in the historic rivalry against New Zealand in 2016 and earned the “Bronze Boot Award”. He turned down an offer from a French professional rugby club to serve two years as a full-time missionary in Ghana which is in Africa. What he values most is altruism. When he sees a person who is having difficulty walking through the streets, he walks with them to their destination. “I want to be the best person I can be for those in need,” he says.

newspaper article (Japanese only)