Day two of the Honolulu Festival saw scores of performances and activities at three locations around Honolulu and in Waikiki. An estimated 10,000 will have gone through the Hawaii Convention Center on ...

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 ...

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.

The smell of ono local food and sounds of traditional Japanese songs filled the Waimea Higashi Hongwanji temple grounds last weekend as hundreds of people attended the annual bon dance festival. The ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Bon Odori Dance Festival for Peace on Sunday, Aug. 6, at Kingston Point Beach celebrated all the possibilities a nuclear-free future could offer to the world, along with Japanese ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- San Jose's Obon Festival is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The festival honors loved ones who have passed away, but that's only part of what makes it so special. "The ...

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 ...

Austin Japanese Minyo Dance Group, Miyagi Ryu Okinawa Dance, and Austin Taiko are hosting Austin's first Bon Odori & Tanabata Matsuri Festival. Guests will be able to learn traditional Japanese Minyo ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - One of Honolulu’s largest cultural events of the year is back at Aloha Stadium this Saturday. Megabon 2024 is set to take place from 4 to 9 p.m. in the Lower Halawa Lot.

HONOKAA — The Honokaa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple invites the community to join the 114th annual Memorial Service at 5:30 p.m. July 15 in the social hall, followed by bon dance at 7 p.m. ADVERTISING ...