Maui Taiko. A cherished Maui tradition will soon travel 5,000 miles to the heart of the nation’s capital as Maui Taiko takes ...

Obon is a summertime ritual when Japanese people welcome ancestors' spirits home from the Buddhist Pure Land. The people of Nagasaki have a distinctive way to commemorate this.

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 ...

The festival is modeled after the Japanese Obon festival, where every August, Japanese citizens honor their ancestors, somewhat like the Hispanic Dia de Los Muertos in November. The company started ...

Now their descendants are preparing for Obon, the Japanese festival of the dead, to mark the economic and social contribution of what was once Australia’s largest Japanese community. Siblings ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information (Megathrust Earthquake Alert), which calls on the public to take precautions against a possible megaquake over ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Drumming group Maui Taiko is heading to the nation’s capital to take center stage at the 2025 National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. on Mar. 22.

The festival is modeled after the Japanese Obon festival, where every August, Japanese citizens honor their ancestors, somewhat like the Hispanic Dia de Los Muertos in November. The company ...