NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan — This American base outside Tokyo recently welcomed more than 15,000 visitors for its 64th annual Bon Odori festival, a celebration of Japanese tradition with a few ...

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 ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Bon Odori Dance Festival for Peace on Sunday, Aug. 6, at Kingston Point Beach celebrated all the possibilities a nuclear-free future could offer to the world, along with Japanese ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – More than 15,000 people gathered to celebrate Japanese culture and share in a day of games, live entertainment, dancing and more during the 65th Bon Odori Festival held here Aug. 3.

Students dressed in yukata (summer kimono) dance in circles around a central yagura tower to the rhythm of taiko drums during ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Joshua Ryu, of New Jersey, tries his hand at breaking a watermelon with a stick blindfolded in a ...

(KRON) — Kaori Suzuki joined KRON4 anchor Stephanie Lin to discuss the performance and rich history of Japanese traditional dance. Awa-Odori is one of “Bon-Odori”, traditionally mourning death and ...