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2025 Most Popular Japanese Summer Obon Festivals & Bon Odori Practices


The most popular Japanese Summer Obon Festivals & Bon Odori Dance Practices in the United States occur during the summer months. We have a list of the most viewed popular Japanese Obons (left column) & Bon Odori dance practices (right column). There are some Japanese Events that have just Bon Odori dancing and it could be listed also.

In the United States, the Obon festival event (お盆, also known as Bon festival) is a Japanese Buddhist festival celebrated during the summer months which people commemorates and remembers the spirits of their deceased ancestors back home.

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2025 Most Popular Japanese Summer Obon Festivals with Bon Odori Dance Practices

Upcoming Festivals: featuring Bon Odori Dancing, distinct from religious Obon Festivals

Bon Odori (盆踊り) is a Bon dance - a style of dancing performed during Obon around a circle.

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