Experience the beauty and tradition of Japan's Lantern Festivals with our guide to these breathtaking celebrations of light ...

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 ...

The Obon Festival will be August 16, from 6 – 9 p.m. in the Sasebo Japanese Garden at the Albuquerque BioPark. Guests will have a chance to enjoy Japanese refreshments, […] advertisement ...

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 ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information (Megathrust Earthquake Alert), which calls on the public to take precautions against a possible megaquake over ...

And if you’re looking to visit Japan, kill two birds with one stone as the country has two experiences making the top ten: Golden Week in sixth place and Obon Festival in tenth. Taking place ...

Following the earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued for ... Prefecture was scheduled to hold an annual fireworks festival on Aug. 10, where thousands of fireworks would be shot ...

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 ...

Lahaina Jodo Mission will celebrate its first public Obon Festival since the pandemic on July 1. The Obon service will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by a floating lanterns procession and ceremony ...