パシフィック　デイリー　ニュース　Pacific Daily News 2019年7月7日

戦火で亡くなった何千という戦死者を弔う平和の祭典

　グアム鎮魂社はグアム政府庁舎内に建てられた小さな家のようでレンガ柱の上にあり、中に小さな鏡が祀られている。
　ジーン・カマチョはそこに高級神父（靖国神社神職）が戦火に散った魂を招き入れていれたという。「全ての御霊が集まりきて一つになる」カマチョはそれを「鏡は聖品」だといった。

　ジーン・カマチョはUSESの総支配人で今年で7回目を迎える「風化させない会」の平和の祭典の責任者の一人である。今年はその神社が落成して２年目にあたる。カマチョは「鎮魂とは御霊を沈める意味」という。
　祭典は異なった文化をまとめながら敬意を込めたものになっていた。伝統あるチャモロの祝詞から始まり、日本、米国、そしてチャモロの民歌へと続く。
日本の高級神職が神道の様式で先導し祝詞を挙げ、舞楽という日本古来の舞を披露し、参会者全員が白菊を祭壇に祀る。
「毎年ここでは戦争で亡くなった日本軍兵士だけではなく米軍兵士、それに民間人の御霊を慰霊しています」「ここだけではなく、慰霊行事はどこの国でもどこの国民も行なっていることですよ」カマチョがいった。

式典にはおよそ40名以上の人が参会し、その中にジュシュ・テノリオ副知事、ルイズムナ・ケリーマラシュ、アマンダ・シッェルトンなどのセネターと、日本からの来島者、それに神職が含まれている。 グアム鎮魂社はリカルド・J・ボダリオ　知事庁舎内にある。

Ceremony honors thousands who died during war, promotes peace
Jasmine Stole Weiss, Pacific Daily News

The Guam Chinkon Shrine that sits seaside at Adelup has a small structure that looks like a house, sitting atop a sturdy brick pillar. Inside the structure is a small mirror.
When the shrine was blessed, high priests invited all the souls who died during World War II into the mirror, said Eugene Camacho.
“To come together as one,” Camacho said. “(The mirror) is a very sacred piece.”
Camacho, general manager of U.S. Explore & Study Inc., helped organize the Fuka Sasena No Kai’s 7th Guam World War II Peace Memorial Service held Saturday. This year commemorates the second anniversary of the putting up of the Guam Chinkon Shrine. “Chinkon” means Sea of Souls, Camacho said.

The ceremony was a refined blend of different cultures and mutual respect. It opened with traditional Chamoru chant, followed by the singing of the national anthems of Japan and America and "The Guam Hymn."
Japanese high priests then led a Shinto ritual prayer, followed by a traditional Japanese dance performance called Bugaku. Then, attendees individually placed white chrysanthemums at the shrine.

What we do every year... is pray for those that served in the military whether it’s Japan, U.S. or also our locals who passed away in World War II ,” Camacho said. “All those souls that passed are invited to join together in peace and unity.”
At the same time, the ceremony serves to promote continued peace among the countries and their people, according to Camacho.
About 40 people attended, including Lt. Gov. Joshua Tenorio, Sens. Louise Muña, Kelly Marsh and Amanda Shelton. Dignitaries from Japan also were present.
Visit the Guam Chinkon Shrine at the Ricardo J. Bordallo Governor’s Complex at Adelup.

CHamoru cultural group, Guam Irensian Taotao Tano, performs a blessing during the 7th Guam World War II Peace Memorial Service celebrated at the Guam Chinkon Shrine at Adelup on Saturday, July 6, 2019. The requiem ceremony was held for the reposing of the souls who fell victim during WWII, said Eugene Camacho with the Fukasasenai-Kai organization. (Photo: Rick Cruz/PDN)

Performer Chihiro Mita dances Shinto priests preside over a 7th Guam World War II Peace Memorial Service celebrated at the Guam Chinkon Shrine at Adelup on Saturday, July 6, 2019. The requiem ceremony was held for the reposing of the souls who fell victim during WWII, said Eugene Camacho with the Fukasasenai-Kai organization. (Photo: Rick Cruz/PDN)

Shinto priests preside over a 7th Guam World War II Peace Memorial Service celebrated at the Guam Chinkon Shrine at Adelup on Saturday, July 6, 2019. The requiem ceremony was held for the reposing of the souls who fell victim during WWII, said Eugene Camacho with the Fukasasenai-Kai organization. (Photo: Rick Cruz/PDN)