Obon is the Japanese Buddhist festival to honor the spirits of ancestors and is August 13-15, 2024. This three day celebration is a time for families to gather, eat, dance, and honor their relatives.

Historical precedents offer valuable insights. Traditional Japanese festivals, such as Tanabata (Lovers' Day) and Obon (Festival of the Dead), are commonly transliterated in English and recognized by ...

An old post office in southern Japan has become a destination, both tourist and postal, for people who are not yet ready to ...

Historical precedents offer valuable insights. Traditional Japanese festivals, such as Tanabata (Lovers' Day) and Obon (Festival of the Dead), are commonly transliterated in English and recognized ...

August 9 Raksha Bandhan – Hindu Hindu festival honoring the loving ties between brothers and sisters in a family. August 13-16 Obon – Shinto Japanese Buddhist festival to honor deceased ancestors.

The Sapporo Snow Festival is an annual weeklong event that dates to 1950 in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's main islands. The festival features around 200 sculptures, according to the Japan ...

Some 7,980 men in loincloths fiercely jostled to touch the "lucky man" during the recently held Konomiya Naked Festival at a ...

You've seen athletes depicted in stone statues. But how about snow? At the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan, among the sculptures at the festival is none other than Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei ...

Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival, a dazzling showcase of ice and artistry that lures millions to far northern Hokkaido prefecture each winter, almost did not happen this year. A month of record ...