Obon and Summer Festivals
All things Obon, mainly from our annual Obon and Summer Festivals Guide, published in June.
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Let’s Talk About … Honoring the dead
Satsuki Ina, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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Obon season is upon us. It is when our Japanese American communities gather to share an ancient Buddhist tradition to honor the spirits of our ancestors. In Japan, it is […] READ MORE
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Obon dancing in America: Reverend Yoshio Iwanaga photo album
WYNN KIYAMA
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(Editor’s Note: The following was excerpted from an online exhibit curated by Wynn Kiyama, executive director of Portland Taiko and director of the Portland State University Taiko Ensemble. Photos courtesy […] READ MORE
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San Jose Obon delivers comforting familiarity to community
Jasmine Yamanaka, Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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This year’s Obon festival in San Jose’s Japantown, which took place July 9 and July 10, was the same as it is every year: parking was nearly impossible to find, […] READ MORE
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FANTASTIC VOYAGE: Obon in Japan, compared to America
Jeff Asai, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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I’d been trying to think of how to compare Obon festivals in Japan and America, but for reasons I couldn’t quite put my finger on, it was very difficult. On […] READ MORE
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Ei Ja Nai Ka: A ‘good’ taiko collaboration
KRISTEN SATO, Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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SAN JOSE — Those planning to attend an Obon festival this year might experience “Ei Ja Nai Ka,” a unique and high energy taiko performance that combines song, dance, chanting, and […] READ MORE
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Nobuko Miyamoto’s creations add to SoCal Bon Odori
TAKESHI NAKAYAMA, Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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LOS ANGELES — Nobuko Miyamoto, singer, dancer and songwriter, has left a significant imprint on the local Obon celebration scene: Several of her songs will be performed by dancers this […] READ MORE
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Where to buy a butsudan
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Soko Hardware Butsudan; lacquered wood $570; $722.50 1698 Post St., San Francisco’s Japantown (415) 931-5510 Hours: Mondays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Nichi Bei Bussan Consigned butsudan $700 […] READ MORE
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Mountain View Buddhist Temple’s reverend reflects on Obon from Japan to São Paulo
TOMO HIRAI, Nichi Bei Weekly
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The Rev. Yushi Mukojima arrived in Mountain View, Calif. in August of 2013 to replace Rev. Dean Koyama — who became resident minister of Palo Alto Buddhist Temple —and celebrated […] READ MORE
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Sacramento Obon boasts large attendance
HEATHER ITO, Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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Obon festivals take place at various Japanese Buddhist temples every summer, bringing together Japanese Americas, as well as some intrigued locals, increasing attendance levels for Obon festivals each year. Not […] READ MORE
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Summer festivals in the East Bay
TOMO HIRAI, Nichi Bei Weekly
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The annual observance of Obon in the East Bay is both a time for the area’s Japanese Americans to remember their loved ones and an opportunity for the community to […] READ MORE
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