Interfaith Center of NY hosted a performance on Oct 4 2003. Chief officer, Mitsutaka Inui and Ms. Junko Tanizaki of both volunteered their time for a tea ceremony at Riverside Park. This is one of the fresh water projects organized by Interfaith Center of NY. As you know, this year was designated as fresh water year by the UN.

  To start out the performance, Ms Junko Tanizaki hosted a tea ceremony for Water-deity(Mizu-no-kami) then Rev. Mitsutaka Inui performed a shinto prayer. There were more than 100 people in attendance including four priests, ISF,(hindu, yoruba-african, christian, shinto.) They served tea at the park to several attendees after the ceremony.

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