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 ...

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

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – JULY 9: Alex Suzuki Hudson, of San Jose, performs with San Jose Taiko during the Obon Festival at the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Sakamoto, of San Jose, says festivals like Obon keeps together a community's tapestry. "They create a "cultural presence that people continue to enjoy," he says. "There is that recognition of the ...

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 ...