co-organizer of the temple's Boy Scout Troop 379, one of the oldest Boy Scout troops in the United States. Reverend Taisen Miyata, the seventh bishop and translator of Esoteric Buddhist texts, served from 1993 to 2007 and was acting bishop from 2011 to 2013. Rev. Shutai Aoyama (1909-1921) Rev. Hokai Takada (1921-1924) Rev. Taido Kitagawa (1924-1933) Rev. Seytsu Takahashi (1931-1982) Rev. Ryosho Sogabe (1982-1991) Rev. Chiko Inouye (1991-1993) Rev. Taisen Miyata (1993-2007) Rev. Seicho Asahi (2007-2011) Rev. Taisen Miyata (acting: 2011-2013) Rev. Junkun Imamura (2015–2019) Rev. Yuju Matsumoto (2020–present) Boy Scout Troop 379 The temple also hosts Boy Scout Troop 379, formed in 1931, one of the oldest troops in existence in California. Future actor and gay rights activist George Takei was one of the troop's members. Other names for the troop include AL Post 525, Koyasan, and Green Giant. The Commodore Perry Scouts were a junior marching and maneuvering corps based in Los Angeles, California. They were sponsored by the Commodore Perry American Legion Post 525 and the Koyasan Buddhist Temple. Associated with the Los Angeles Boy Scout Troop 379, the Scouts boasted 164 Eagle Scouts among their ranks in 1935. Among the corps' awards were the state American Legion Championships in 1955, 1956, 1962, and 1963. The corps' colors are green, black, and white. The troop was also featured in the 1953 movie, Mister Scoutmaster, with Clifton Webb and George "Foghorn" Winslow. In the film he mobilized the Troop, played by members of Koyasan Troop 379, to search for Foghorn as he was missing. Later in 1971, the Drum & Bugle Corps, upon the request of the members, changed the name to Third Generation, as they were not nisei or issei generation Japanese Americans. See also Japanese American National Museum External links Official Website Official Facebook Page References Buddhist temples in Los Angeles Buddhist organizations Internment of Japanese Americans Japanese-American culture in California Religious organizations established in 1912 Shingon Buddhism Little Tokyo, Los Angeles 1912 establishments in California 20th-century Buddhist temples