Summer weekends at SoCal Japanese Buddhist temples fill with carnival games, Japanese food and dancing as people of all generations come together to celebrate Obon, a joyous holiday dedicated to ...

We spent the weekend at an Obon festival, hosted by the San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. What follows is a visual and audio tour of the weekend, from the chopping veggies to dancing at ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Community members in Salt Lake City’s Japantown are gearing up for this weekend’s Obon Festival ahead of plans to revitalize the downtown area including Japantown. For Sandy resident ...

Memorial Folk Dance Festival on Saturday, July 14. Admission and parking at the temple, located on Northville Road off of Highway 77 in Seabrook, are free to all who wish to enjoy the program. Each ...

Hundreds of community members participate in the traditional Odori dancing on the first day of the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin’s Obon festival in San Jose on Saturday. The Obon festival is an ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV4)-- The Obon Dance and Festival is bringing the community together to celebrate and honor lives that have passed. The summer Obon season perpetuates the Buddhist tradition of ...

— Traditional Japanese folk dancing and taiko drumming will be featured during the Seabrook Buddhist Temple’s 68th Annual Obon Memorial Folk Dance Festival on Saturday, July 20. Admission and parking ...

The summer obon festivities have been canceled this year by island temples due to the coronavirus pandemic. Temples like Wailuku Hongwanji, shown here during bon dancing, will be taking a financial ...

The traditional Obon Odori festival celebrates Japanese folk dance, held on the grounds of the Enmanji Buddhist Temple. Obon, the Japanese Buddhist summer festival honoring the ancestors, continues on ...

Obon Odori festivals are happening all throughout the Bay Area. This community outdoor dance honors those who have passed, and return to earth once a year to enjoy the earthly pleasures. Traditionally ...