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's big attraction is the traditional Bon Odori, ...

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 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 ...

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

Rinban Gerald Sakamoto, minister for the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin, will return this year to bless the festival and share the stories and traditions of Obon.

SAN JOSE — The shopping list for the San Jose Obon Festival includes 7,800 chicken quarters, 1,476 pounds of potstickers, 30 pounds of carrots, a crate of celery and 750 pounds of rice. How else ...

Summer Puppetry Festival, Menlo Park: The festival continues into July with two events: a mini puppet workshop for kids ages ...

The term "Obon" comes from a Buddhist myth unique to Japanese history. A time to honor loved ones who have passed. The festival runs from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on ...

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 ...

The festival, put on by Humboldt Asian and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity, will be on August 14 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Arcata’s creamery district in front of the Arcata Playhouse at 1251 9th ...

Preparations for the San Fernando Valley Obon Festival start early. For temple members organizing the festival, Obon is an all-day affair, where everyone pitches in. Some people arrive as early as ...