Do you like Japanese culture and food? How about martial arts, traditional crafts, music and dance? Then, you don’t want to miss the Japanese Festival taking place in Greenville this Saturday ...

The Bon Odori dance, a Japanese summer tradition, has gone global. We look at events held in Malaysia and Brazil and explore ...

Bon Dance dates back more than 500 hundred years and is a Japanese Buddhist custom that honors one's ancestors. "Being the new unit out here, we were a little nervous learning the dance and performing ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – More than 15,000 people gathered to celebrate Japanese culture and share in a day of games, live entertainment, dancing and more during the 65th Bon Odori Festival held here Aug. 3.

Where were the Japanese exchange students who usually flock to the Grand Hyatt Resort and Spa during the bon dance hosted by the Poipu resort, and not conflicting with the Kauai Buddhist Council ...

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 ...

An afternoon of traditional Japanese dance, drumming and cultural exchange is planned for Saturday, July 7 on Westport's Jesup Green. The 14th annual Bon Odori Dance Festival, sponsored by the Japan ...

Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Kona Daifukuji Soto Mission presents a free community bon dance from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday at Makae‘o Events Pavilion. Obon is a Japanese Buddhist summer ...

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 ...

Do you like Japanese culture? Food? How about martial arts, traditional crafts, music and dance? Then you don’t want to miss the Japanese Festival taking place in Greenville this Saturday afternoon!