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Hundreds of community members participate in the traditional Odori dancing on the first day of the San Jose Buddhist Church ...
Members of the community take part in the Odori dancing during the Obon festival at the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The Obon festival is an annual ...
Obon Festival, organized by the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple, returns on Saturday and will feature temple tours, drum ...
San Jose's Obon Festival is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The festival's big attraction is the traditional Bon Odori, ...
San Jose's Obon Festival is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The festival's big attraction is the traditional Bon Odori, in which hundreds of people perform a community dance.
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San Jose Obon Festival this weekend
San Jose hosts it annual Obon Festival this weekend as local Japanese Americans draw parallels between internment camps in ...
Summer Puppetry Festival, Menlo Park: The festival continues into July with two events: a mini puppet workshop for kids ages ...
Want to learn Japanese folk dancing, known as odori? There are three free lessons the week of July 16 to help people prepare ...
Growing up Japanese American, attending an Obon festival evokes instant nostalgia — I remember being a kid eating peanut butter mochi and shaved ice during breaks between dancing.
This weekend is PACKED with events across Utah for you, no matter where you are! Here's what's happening across the Beehive ...
Obon Festival, organized by the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple, returns on Saturday and will feature temple tours, drum performances and traditional dancing.