Every year, around the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, Obon was held in Japan to honour the spirits of their ancestors.

Japanese festival, held for the first time in Sunway City, was a two-day event celebrating Malaysia-Japan ties.

San Jose’s colorful annual Obon Festival drew hundreds of people to Japantown this weekend. The festival is the largest of ...

A free traditional Japanese folk dance festival is being held in Steveston this weekend. The Steveston Buddhist Temple is ...

Tokyo’s summer festival season is in full swing, and this upcoming long weekend perfectly encapsulates the city’s vibrant ...

Bon Odori is a Japanese Buddhist festival that celebrates ancestors with a sense of gratitude and joy, said Hamakawa. “Essentially it’s a time where we really think about those who have passed ...

The Bon Odori Festival has made its debut at Sunway City Kuala Lumpur, featuring cultural performances, traditional dances, ...

Since its inception in 1959, Camp Zama's Bon Odori Festival has been a way for the Army community in Japan to participate in and learn more about Japanese culture, and to share that experience ...

1 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Japanese guests try some pizza during the Bon Odori festival at Camp Zama, Japan, Aug. 5, 2023. About 20,000 people attended this year's event, which honors ...

If you’ve always been curious about the annual Bon Odori festival, you can check it out at Sunway City this weekend on July ...

It is part of the Bon Festival, in which families reunite with the spirits of their ancestors, and the sendoff is intended as a farewell at the end, as spirits return to the afterlife.