Maui Taiko. A cherished Maui tradition will soon travel 5,000 miles to the heart of the nation’s capital as Maui Taiko takes ...

Maui Taiko is heading to the nation’s capital to take center stage at the 2025 National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. on Mar. 22.

The first Buddhist churches of any kind in the country were built in the Bay Area in the early 1850s by Chinese migrant ...

Its annual Obon Festival honoring the dead draws large crowds every August. The Gardena Buddhist Church’s story took an unexpected and tragic turn early in the morning on Sunday, July 13 ...

A newly released Japanese government report warns that a long-feared massive earthquake in the nation’s Nankai Trough could ...

This rapid transformation is causing major traffic congestion during holiday periods, such as the late summer Obon festival. Size-wise, the entire island stretches 50 kilometers north to south and ...

Japan is home to amazing cultural events – so plan your trip around these Japanese celebrations in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and more ...