The pau-hana time came, the rain clouds that welcomed Friday parted, and the people came to Puhi to enjoy the bon odori experience of food, games and, of course, the bon odori. The Kauai Retired and ...

The bon dance at the Waimea Higashi Hongwanji, erected in 1899, may have marked the final bon dance for the Kauai Buddhist Council calendar that hosts six bon dances during the summer months.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — One of Hawaiʻi’s most interesting cultural expressions is the bon dance. Brought to Hawaiʻi by Japanese immigrants in 1925, these festivals have grown to several of these events ...

Maui residents Jonah Valois-Nishimura (left) and Shannon Loo knew they were going to miss the summertime obon dances, so they began holding an online dance session beginning in April. — Photo courtesy ...

The annual Obon season is just getting started and among the Honwanji leading the way is Hawai’i Betsuin on the Pali Highway. Hundreds turned out and Saturday was its second night. Food, tours, taiko ...

FIRST PHOTO: For the first time in three years, dancers take part in Kahului Hongwanji Mission’s annual bon dance Friday evening in Kahului. “It’s been a long process through the different problems of ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (July 30, 2021) – Two women who have spent a combined five-plus decades teaching a centuries-old touchstone of Japanese culture to Camp Zama residents were recognized earlier this ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – With she and her family all dressed in traditional Japanese “yukata” robes, Susan McGregory said they chose to embrace the culture while at the Bon Odori festival for the first time ...