Began the New Year at the Sacramento Nichiren Buddhist Church ringing the bell 108 times.

For my first service of the New Year I used special incense that says “Namu Myoho Renge Kyo, Mount Minobu” when it burns.

And to complete the morning, I attended the New Year service at Kannon Temple in Las Vegas with Shoda Kanai Shonin and his father, Rev. Shokai Kanai.