Summer weekends at SoCal Japanese Buddhist temples fill with carnival games, Japanese food and dancing as people of all ...

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 ...

After being heated, it gets pounded at least fifty times. All for the upcoming Obon and Taiko Festival. That's the work being ...

Makawao Hongwanji Mission is holding the second day of its Obon festival Saturday, with the food concession opening at 5:30 p.m., Hatsubon First Bon Memorial religious service at 6 p.m. and dance ...

Lahaina Jodo Mission will celebrate its first public Obon Festival since the pandemic on July 1. The Obon service will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by a floating lanterns procession and ceremony ...

The Cortez Obon Festival features traditional Japanese summer attire and dancing. The festival is free and open to the public. It will be held starting at 7 p.m. July 4 at the Cortez Hall.

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 ...

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Japan’s summer Bon holiday exodus is in full swing as people rush to their hometowns and vacation destinations, but with a heightened sense of caution this year following warnings a megaquake ...

The Obon Festival hosted by the Cortez Buddhist Church will feature traditional Japanese dancing and performances from Ballico Taiko drum group (Photo contributed). The annual Cortez Obon Festival ...