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Eight Crates, Bound for a New Home — A Shop Tour on August 24
August 24, 2026. A shop tour from the Oubaitori showroom in Koga, Ibaraki. Over the weekend there was a large earthquake. Then heavy rain. The water came as far as the green outside our door. It frightened me. Even so, the shop is unharm... -
“Was It Just Us?” — Our Consultation Log for Soka Gakkai Buddhist Altars Is Now Public
"Was it just us?" — Have you ever had a moment like that with your Buddhist altar? Since the Gohonzon is enshrined there, you cannot treat the altar carelessly. But at the same time, a small question can feel too small to bring to a shop... -
The Color of Your Altar, Your Choice — A Custom Coloring Project (Live #154)
Good morning. This is Yukihiro Shima — Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is our 154th YouTube Live, after a week away. This morning, at the altar, I received the warmest words from the Gohonzon: "You are absolutely all right." ... -
Store Tour — August 15, 2026: A Family Visit From Tochigi and Love at First Sight
This is Shima, from Oubaitori.com. Today is August 15, 2026 — Japan's Memorial Day for the End of the Second World War. The cicadas are loud. Summer is at its peak. We are open, as always. Come with me — a short tour of our specialist st... -
[SGI] From Black to White Pearl | An Order-Made Altar, Waiting on a New Home | Oubaitori.com
August 12, 2026. Today, this reality has come to be. On the right — our standard black-lacquered Shōtoku 58-26. On the left — the same design, painted in white pearl. One altar. Made for one family. Made from one email. Right: standard b... -
Three Miracle Altars, On Display Now — A One-Time-Only Row at Our Showroom
Hello, this is Yukihiro Shima of Oubaitori.com. I had not planned to film anything today. But when I stepped into the showroom, three butsudan were standing side by side behind me — and it honestly took my breath away. In the center, a p... -
New Arrival: A Rare Soka Gakkai Altar Built with an Abundance of Genuine Ebony (Onagadori, No.1407)
New Arrival: A Rare Altar, Built with an Abundance of Genuine Ebony A pre-owned Soka Gakkai altar has just arrived with us: "51 Genuine Ebony, Onagadori" (No. 1407), made in Tokushima by Kongōdō. It is a zushi-style altar that uses genui... -
The LaThe Last Ebony Kokū Zushi — 003, In Stock Nowst Ebony Kokū Zushi — 003, In Stock Now
On July 26, 2026, the workshop called me. "Ebony veneer is no longer coming in. We cannot build the ebony Kokū Zushi anymore." I re-filmed this video because of that one sentence. Here is the Kokū Zushi 003 in ebony, in front of me, exac... -
The Last of the Ebony | A Zushi-Style Altar That Cannot Be Made Again (No. 1383)
I want to tell you plainly what happened. Not to sell you something. Just so you know. In front of me is a zushi-style Soka Gakkai altar, No. 1383, made by Kongō. Ebony veneer on the outside. Solid ebony carving. Inside, the whole chambe... -
History Is Made Today — A Morning of 10,000 Daimoku
Good morning. I hope you are well.Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Yukihiro Shima, of Oubaitori.com. I woke clear this morning. This is a record of chanting 10,000 Daimoku — one more morning of it. ▶ Watch (about 1 minute) ...
