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 ...

The annual community Obon Festival, a Japanese cultural celebration, is from 2 to 8 p.m. July 27-28 at the Vista Buddhist Temple, 150 Cedar Road. The “gathering of joy and remembrance” includes Bon ...

Photos: Bon-Odori Dance Day for Peace in Kingston, N.Y., on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. The Bon-Odori Dance Day for Peace drew a crowd to Kingston Point Beach in Kingston, N.Y., on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Bon-Odori Dance Day for Peace will return to Kingston Point Beach on Aug. 3, from noon to 8 p.m., as the world marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- San Jose's Obon Festival is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The festival honors loved ones who have passed away, but that's only part of what makes it so special. "The ...

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 ...

Community members play taiko, or Japanese drums, at a Bon Odori dance practice in preparation for Obon on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Esther Sun The Sacramento Bee The Buddhist Church of Sacramento is ...

Humboldt Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI) will host its fourth annual Obon Humboldt Festival Aug. 17 from 3 to 7 p.m. in front of the Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St., Arcata. A press ...

The Obon Festival, celebrated annually at the Watsonville Buddhist Temple and by Japanese populations around the globe, brings community members together to remember and honor departed family members.

Last summer, “Barbie” was everywhere. The overwhelmingly pink film — with its perfectly replicated costumes and sets (including swimming pools with no water and cars without doors) and feminist ...