{"id":281103,"date":"2018-07-31T06:06:54","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T22:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=281103"},"modified":"2018-07-31T06:06:54","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T22:06:54","slug":"2018-sanpoen-group-toro-nagashi-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2018-sanpoen-group-toro-nagashi-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Sanpoen\u00a0Group Toro Nagashi Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-281103 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2018-sanpoen-group-toro-nagashi-ceremony\/1-102\/'>1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-281104'>\n\t\t\t\tSaipan Mayor&#8217;s Office staff and students from the Sanpoen Japanese group form a human chain to put lanterns out to sea in last Saturday&#8217;s\u00a0T\u014dr\u014d Nagashi\u00a0ceremony at the Hopwood Middle School beach side. (Fahim Uddin)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2018-sanpoen-group-toro-nagashi-ceremony\/2-97\/'>2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-281105'>\n\t\t\t\tA silhouette\u00a0of one of the members\u00a0of the Japanese group Sanpoen\u00a0putting the lantern in the water for the T\u00f5r\u00f5 Nagashi ceremony, which is based on the Japanese belief that the lanterns will help guide the spirits of the dead to the other world. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2018-sanpoen-group-toro-nagashi-ceremony\/3-86\/'>3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-281106'>\n\t\t\t\tShinto-Buddhist priest Kamsho Kayaki, left, leads the ceremony as Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang prepares to light up an incense. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2018-sanpoen-group-toro-nagashi-ceremony\/4-89\/'>4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-281107'>\n\t\t\t\tSaipan Mayor&#8217;s Office special Assistant Henry Hofschneider burns incense as a sign of offering. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2018-sanpoen-group-toro-nagashi-ceremony\/5-90\/'>5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-281108'>\n\t\t\t\tSanpoen\u00a0group coordinator Kamsho Kayaki, left, recites prayers while Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang listens. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2018-sanpoen-group-toro-nagashi-ceremony\/6-71\/'>6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-281109'>\n\t\t\t\tShinto-Buddhist priest Kamsho Kayaki leads the ritual. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2018-sanpoen-group-toro-nagashi-ceremony\/7-66\/'>7<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-281110'>\n\t\t\t\tShinto-Buddhist priest Kamsho Kayaki checks the direction of the waves before setting the lanterns out to sea. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2018-sanpoen-group-toro-nagashi-ceremony\/8-56\/'>8<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-281111'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Taro Nagashi Lantern Ceremony started with prayers for the spirits of the dead. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2018-sanpoen-group-toro-nagashi-ceremony\/9-31\/'>9<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-281112'>\n\t\t\t\tLanterns were lined up before the start of the ceremony. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2018-sanpoen-group-toro-nagashi-ceremony\/10-26\/'>10<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-281113'>\n\t\t\t\tSanpoen students stand at the back to join in the prayers. 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