Japanese flute grand master to play this weekend at shrine pilgrimage on Kauai
Tucked into tranquil Lawai Valley, near Kauai’s south shore, is Lawai International Center, which features 88 miniature shrines inspired by a thousand-mile pilgrimage in Shikoku, Japan.
This Sunday (Aug. 12), the center will celebrate its 12th annual Pilgrimage of Compassion during which visitors will be invited to walk a hillside path lined with the shrines while listening to serene shakuhachi (Japanese flute) music played by Grand Master Riley Lee. The annual pilgrimage program is slated for 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Before the pilgrimage gets under way, there will be mochi-pounding demonstrations at 1:45 p.m. and 2:15 p.m.; taro-pounding demonstrations, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. ikebana (the Japanese art of flower arrangement) demos, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Plus, a silent auction, which is already under way online, will wrap up at 5 p.m. Click here for more information about auction items and bidding.
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