Video Library

Full video coverage of the 2024 Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi ceremony on Ala Moana Beach in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

Full video coverage of the 2023 Shinnyo Lantern Floating ceremony on Lake Kawaguchi near Mt. Fuji.

A short documentary of the experiences of invited participants in the Shinnyo-Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi 2023.

Full video coverage of the 2023 Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi ceremony on Ala Moana Beach in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

Full video program for the 2022 Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi, held in a limited capacity due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

A brief video on the development, artistry, and meaning of the “Many Rivers, One Ocean” Interactive Experience.

Full video of the special program for the 2021 Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi (Share Your Light), held remotely due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Full video of the special program for the 2020 Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi, held remotely due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

A short documentary of the experiences of invited participants in the Shinnyo-Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi 2019.

A short documentary of the experiences of invited participants in the Shinnyo-Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi 2018.

A video montage of the Lantern Floating Festival held at Shinnyo‑en’s UK temple in 2016 with the theme “Express Your Light.”

A short video documenting the Lantern Floating Festival held at Shinnyo‑en’s UK temple on the outskirts of London in 2014.

A video montage of the Shinnyo Fire and Water Ceremony held in Taipei, Taiwan on November 25, 2012 with the theme of “Awakening Your Buddha Nature.”

A brief introduction to the practice of Lantern Floating in the Buddhist tradition, and specifically in Shinnyo‑en.

A short documentary about the Shinnyo Fire and Water Ceremony held in Kenya in March of 2012 in cooperation with the Global Peace Initiative of Women and the Gallmann Africa Conservancy.

A video montage of news coverage and information about the annual Lantern Floating Ceremony at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

A brief introduction to Saisho Homa, the Shinnyo Fire and Water Ceremony, with an explanation of the symbolic meaning of fire and water in the Buddhist ceremonial tradition.

A short documentary introducing Her Holiness Shinso Ito, the ethos of Shinnyo Buddhism, and the work she undertakes to embody that ethos in the world.

A video montage of the Shinnyo Fire and Water Ceremony held in Berlin, Germany on June 21, 2009 with the theme of “Building Bridges.”