▁became ▁the ▁priest ▁at ▁the ▁Kom yo ji ▁Temple ▁in ▁W ail u ku . ▁He ▁met ▁and ▁married ▁A iko ▁F uj it ani ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁O ahu ▁to ▁serve ▁at ▁the ▁Kos ho ji ▁Temple ▁in ▁H ale i wa . ▁ ▁T ott ori ▁also ▁regularly ▁wrote ▁for ▁the ▁Hawai i ▁Mik ky o , ▁a ▁Buddh ist ▁publication . ▁On ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁right ▁after ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁T ott ori ▁was ▁brought ▁in ▁for ▁question ing . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later , ▁unlike ▁many ▁other ▁Buddh ist ▁pri ests ▁who ▁were ▁intern ed ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁because ▁the ▁articles ▁that ▁he ▁wrote ▁for ▁the ▁Hawai i ▁Mik ky o ▁and ▁other ▁publications ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁the ▁American ization ▁of ▁Japanese ▁imm igr ants ▁in ▁much ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁that ▁Y emy o ▁Im am ura ▁had . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁war , ▁T ott ori ▁held ▁private ▁services ▁and ▁wrote ▁mem orial ▁table ts ▁() ▁for ▁Japanese ▁American ▁soldiers ▁who ▁had ▁died ▁on ▁the ▁battle field . ▁He ▁maintained ▁a ▁prayer ▁book ▁for ▁them ▁regardless ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁religious ▁belief s . ▁He ▁also ▁gave ▁them ▁post hum ous ▁Buddh ist ▁names . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁conducted ▁services ▁for ▁men ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ended , ▁T