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The Obon Festival, celebrated annually at the Watsonville Buddhist Temple and by Japanese populations around the globe, brings community members together to remember and honor departed family members.

We spent the weekend at an Obon festival, hosted by the San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. What follows is a visual and audio tour of the weekend, from the chopping veggies to dancing at ...

The annual community Obon Festival, a Japanese cultural celebration, is from 2 to 8 p.m. July 27-28 at the Vista Buddhist Temple, 150 Cedar Road. The “gathering of joy and remembrance” includes Bon ...

People dine beneath multi-colored umbrellas at the 2024 Palo Alto Obon Festival. Courtesy of the Palo Alto Buddhist Temple This weekend members of the Palo Alto Buddhist Temple and the surrounding ...

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 ...

Humboldt Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI) invites the community to the third annual Humboldt Obon Festival on Aug. 11 from 4 to 8 p.m. in front of the Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St., ...

A celebration that highlights Japanese food and culture is on Sunday at the Buddhist Temple of Salinas. The Obon Festival, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. includes two stages of live entertainment featuring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Como Park Japanese Obon Festival will return to St. Paul this weekend for a celebration of culture featuring taiko drumming ...

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SALT LAKE CITY — Community members in Salt Lake City’s Japantown are gearing up for this weekend’s Obon Festival ahead of plans to revitalize the downtown area including Japantown. For Sandy resident ...

Humboldt Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI) will host its fourth annual Obon Humboldt Festival Aug. 17 from 3 to 7 p.m. in front of the Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St., Arcata. A press ...