Makoto Kamada is a good friend of Jonathan. He is a dentist in Japan. He and his family have been very kind and generous to us. This is the shrine in their house. They invited us to dinner one evening. They live in a very old and beautiful traditional-style Japanese home. This shrine is decorated for Obon festival, a season that welcomes the visit of the spirits of dead relatives. Makoto's (Jonathan calls him Mak) father passed away a few years ago, so this shrine is for him.