TOKYO -- A traditional Japanese "Bon dance" festival was recently held here, but what wasn't traditional was that it featured ...

the residents of Nishimonai in Akita Prefecture have welcomed their ancestral spirits home for the annual Obon festival through a Bon Odori. These dances are held across Japan, but the Nishimonai ...

Central to the event is the Yagura stage, which will host interactive Bon Odori dance sessions, inviting the public to join ...

He added that while the two did the virtual bon dance on their own, they did get praise from their sensei Ken Tasaka, as Maui Minyo Kai strives to perpetuate the Japanese culture through ...

At night we can join the Bon dance festival of the local residence in Yokote. Over 1,000 dancers will surround "Yakata bune", Japanese traditional house boats and perform a beautiful dance.

For many people, Bon odori dance festivals are an annual summer tradition where the locals get together and dance to traditional music. But Yukiko Nakanishi has become a common fixture among the ...