San Jose’s colorful annual Obon Festival drew hundreds of people to Japantown this weekend. The festival is the largest of ...

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 Obon Festival is seen as a big ...

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 ...

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 hosts it annual Obon Festival this weekend as local Japanese Americans draw parallels between internment camps in ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- This weekend is expected to be a busy one for San Jose's Japantown. The popular Obon Festival returns to its in-person roots on Saturday and Sunday.

San Jose hosts it annual Obon Festival this weekend as local Japanese Americans draw parallels between internment camps in the 1940s and federal immigration actions today.

Obon festivals will also be held this month in other major cities in the region, such as San Francisco and San Jose. The Obon festival in San Jose’s Japantown is one of the largest in the United ...

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.