The church will hold obon service only at 10 a.m. Aug. 20 for church members and their families. Hopefully, obon dance and related festivities can resume next year, Rinzai Zen Mission said. For ...

For more than 700 years, the residents of Nishimonai in Akita Prefecture have welcomed their ancestral spirits home for the annual Obon festival through a Bon Odori.These dances are held across ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gujo Odori continues until September 7. During the obon period from August 13 to 16, "all-night dances" will be held, when people dance through the night. Note: Bon or obon is a Buddhist festival ...