Japanese food and dancing as people of all generations come together to celebrate Obon, a joyous holiday dedicated to ...

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 Japan, but the Nishimonai ...

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.

Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits ... There will also be Obon dancing, taiko drumming, food vendors (Asian and Pacific Islander cuisine), artwork, children's activities ...

According to the Japan Road Traffic Information Center, traffic was backed up 34 kilometers near the Sagamiko Interchange on the Chuo Expressway’s outbound lanes as of 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 10.

Now their descendants are preparing for Obon, the Japanese festival of the dead, to mark the economic and social contribution of what was once Australia’s largest Japanese community. Siblings ...