Obon is a summertime ritual when Japanese people welcome ancestors' spirits home from the Buddhist Pure Land. The people of Nagasaki have a distinctive way to commemorate this. They light ...
The threat of a “megaquake”, a series of typhoons, and a week-long national holiday have some Japanese scrambling to buy rice – the nation’s cherished staple food – with the government ...
On September 1st, Tsuru for Solidarity organized the first-ever Liberation Obon outside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, Washington. (Obon is a Japanese Buddhist festival to welcome ...
Every August, Japan comes alive with the Obon Festival, or お盆, a three-day celebration dedicated to honoring ancestors and welcoming the spirits of the deceased back home. This deeply rooted tradition ...
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People have lots of special occasions and these are usually one of the most important. This is a list of both Japanese and non-Japanese kigo. If the kigo is a Japanese word, or if there is a Japanese ...
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