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 ...

The Buddhist Church of Sacramento is holding festivities Saturday and Sunday in celebration of Obon, a Japanese Buddhist holiday commemorating the dead and honoring ancestors. In Japan, Obon, an ...

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.

Zen, food and costumes are all waiting for you at a free Japanese Festival this weekend. Miami Friends of the Japanese Garden is celebrating the new season with a family-friendly event. From sushi to ...

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 ...

(KRON) — Kaori Suzuki joined KRON4 anchor Stephanie Lin to discuss the performance and rich history of Japanese traditional dance. Awa-Odori is one of “Bon-Odori”, traditionally mourning death and ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – With she and her family all dressed in traditional Japanese “yukata” robes, Susan McGregory said they chose to embrace the culture while at the Bon Odori festival for the first time ...

Photos: Bon-Odori Dance Day for Peace in Kingston, N.Y., on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. The Bon-Odori Dance Day for Peace drew a crowd to Kingston Point Beach in Kingston, N.Y., on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.

PETALING JAYA: The aroma of sizzling yakitori mingled with the rhythmic thump of taiko drums greeted crowds at the 49th Bon Odori Festival in Sunway City on July 12-13. It was a celebration shaped not ...

Community members play taiko, or Japanese drums, at a Bon Odori dance practice in preparation for Obon on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Esther Sun The Sacramento Bee The Buddhist Church of Sacramento is ...