COURTESY OF LUKE TAKAYAMA Courtesy of Luke Takayama Luke Takayama and Cheryl Matsumura's love of bon dances led to love of each other. Takayama joined the Honolulu Fukushima Bon Dance Club and Hawaii ...

HANAPEPE — When the Kauai Buddhist Council opens its bon dance season Friday, it will be the 10th anniversary of The Men of the Koi Dynasty, and the beginning bon dance classes, said Alton Miyamoto of ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — One of Hawaiʻi’s most interesting cultural expressions is the bon dance. Brought to Hawaiʻi by Japanese immigrants in 1925, these festivals have grown to several of these events ...

Maui residents Jonah Valois-Nishimura (left) and Shannon Loo knew they were going to miss the summertime obon dances, so they began holding an online dance session beginning in April. — Photo courtesy ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Gushiken left bon dances behind when she left Kauai to ...

The bon dance at the Waimea Higashi Hongwanji, erected in 1899, may have marked the final bon dance for the Kauai Buddhist Council calendar that hosts six bon dances during the summer months. “Let ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Honolulu’s largest Bon Dance is returning on Saturday. One person who will be there? An 88-year-old Oahu woman, who continues to pass on the Japanese culture and traditions.

Tomohiko Sato, 51, works for a PR company by day and is a Bon dancer by night. Living in Tokyo, for more than a decade he has spent his summers attending hundreds of dance events, particularly during ...

Kula Shofukuji Mission holds a bon dance in 2019, prior to the two-year hiatus of Obon due to COVID-19. Some Maui Buddhist temples are aiming to bring back the popular events this year, which include ...

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (Kyodo) -- Thousands of Malaysians thronged a festival of Japan's traditional summer Bon Odori dance Saturday evening, defying conservative Islamists' call for Muslims to stay away ...