On the first day of Obon, people often visit their hometowns to see their family. They clean ancestral graves and decorate them with flowers and lanterns in order to guide the spirits of their ...

Obon is a summertime ritual when Japanese people ... They light fireworks and firecrackers at family graves and parade boats ferrying the spirits of the deceased through the streets and then ...

The summer obon festivities have been canceled this year by island temples due to the coronavirus pandemic. Temples like Wailuku Hongwanji, shown here during bon dancing, will be taking a ...

His grave in the regional capital Thursday Island ... Chiomi and Russell ensure they’re not forgotten on Obon, the Japanese day of the dead. Between the 1880s and 1942, 6,000 Japanese divers ...

Just about every weekend this summer has an event lined up. Makawao Hongwanji Mission is holding the second day of its Obon festival Saturday, with the food concession opening at 5:30 p.m ...