Check it out: Bon Odori Matsuri Dance This is the first time I have noticed online videos of Obon. The one in the above link is particularly good, I think, because it shows how deceptively simple t… more →
American BuddhismKelly wrote 3 hours ago: Call me old fashioned, but I do enjoy my local Obon Festival. The Pasadena Buddhist Temple is holdi … more →
GRRRL TRAVELER wrote 2 days ago: July is here and it’s time to grab your Japanese fans and break out your kimonos and … more →
GRRRL TRAVELER wrote 1 month ago: Photo taken from the Star Bulletin I was out biking with my sister- with my route starting from the … more →
gobon wrote 3 months ago: The simplest, littlest of things can sometimes make all the difference in the world. What if… one da … more →
amerbud wrote 3 months ago: This was only the second celebration of Buddha’s Birthday that I have attended in which I fe … more →
amerbud wrote 3 months ago: I have continued to keep five precepts, with very minor infractions, since I took them on Mar 1. I … more →
gobon wrote 3 months ago: I hate climate-change deniers. I was sitting in my Ethics class one day when suddenly in the middle … more →
gobon wrote 3 months ago: Coming Soon?Don’t ask us how we came across these. Somehow, a picture of O’BON’s new Endangered Spe … more →
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gobon wrote 4 months ago: South San Francisco-based O’BON LLC manufactures, distributes, and sells stationary products and sch … more →
gurugurujapan wrote 5 months ago: The past two days has seen the Matsuri (Festival) Summer Festivals kick-off in many local areas thro … more →
Suexi wrote 10 months ago: In mid-August, either the 2nd or 3rd week depending on where you live, or on a solar calendar I don … more →
starlagurl wrote 10 months ago: TravelPod’s Local Expert for the United Kingdom, Joanne Poulter is one of the most prolific … more →
sungypsy wrote 11 months ago: The middle of August is called Obon season and is one of the major holidays of Japan. Not that it i … more →
Haikugirl wrote 11 months ago: Presented with the task of showing my mum around my new hometown, Nagoya, I found I actually had qui … more →
overoften wrote 11 months ago: Yesterday marked the end of O-bon, a time when Japanese families traditionally honour the souls of t … more →
Eri-chan wrote 11 months ago: As many of you know, today is the festival of Obon (It was yesterday in Japan =P) Ya know, the fun, … more →
Sarah wrote 11 months ago: So after talking to Harry about feeling down, I’ve been feeling better. I’m just parano … more →