You can watch the live streaming of the program on the above YouTube channel.
Live program schedule: Thursday November 22nd., from 10:00 JST
MC: Satoshi Seki / Editor & Producer
Hosts: Bruce Osborn, Yoshiko Inoue
Organized by: OYAKO Day Promotion Committee
Streaming Date & Time: Sunday, November 22, 2026 – From 10:00 (LIVE)
Guest: Norihito Honda | Chief Priest of Gyokuzoin Temple
The guest for the 53rd Oyako Day Online Talk Live is Norihito Honda, the chief priest of Gyokuzoin Temple, located near the Hayama Imperial Villa.
Bruce Osborn once photographed Honda together with his father, Seiho Honda, the temple’s former chief priest, when Norihito was still serving as assistant priest. That connection has now brought us together for this special conversation.
Deeply rooted in the local community, Honda is dedicated to preserving the temple while actively participating in a wide range of community initiatives. We look forward to taking this opportunity to talk with him about the relationship between parents and children, the meaning of life, and the importance of community connections.
The conversation will take place exactly one week before Machi Fes Hayama, organized by the Hayama Community Development Association, where the Oyako Day documentary film OYAKO will be screened.
Together, we hope to reflect on OYAKO—the bond between parent and child—and the continuity of life from one generation to the next.
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After graduating from Kamakura Gakuen High School, Honda completed a year of Buddhist training at Koyasan Senshu Gakuin.
He subsequently graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Hosei University and worked for a travel company while attending the Future Temple Leaders Academy, a program for aspiring Buddhist temple leaders.
After leaving the travel industry, he spent approximately one year working for Otera no Mirai, an organization dedicated to supporting the future of Buddhist temples.
He then returned to his family temple and became the chief priest of Gyokuzoin Temple in 2025.
With a vision of creating a temple that is open and welcoming to the community, Honda is involved in a variety of activities beyond traditional temple duties, including organizing local markets and providing disaster preparedness education for elementary school children.
Norihito Honda (Chief Priest of Gyokuzoin Temple)
