The Best Japanese Festivals & Events On the Web

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2025 Complimentary Green Tea Service, Japan House (Enjoy a Free Drink & Wi-Fi, Browse Books, & Take in Stunning Views of Los Angeles)
2025 Gardena Obon Festival & Bon Odori (Taiko, Bon Odori Dancing, Food..) Largest Japanese Obon Festival in Southbay, Gardena Buddhist Church
2025 San Jose Buddhist Obon Bazaar Festival (Live Taiko, Authentic Japanese Food, Entertainment & Bon Odori Dancing) (2 Days) San Jose Buddhist Church
2025 West Los Angeles Obon Festival (Bon Odori, Live Taiko, Japanese Food, Games..) WLA Buddhist Temple Obon (2 Days) Sawtelle, Japantown
2025 Japan Heritage Night at Angel Stadium: Los Angeles Angels vs White Sox (Saturday Night) Free Jersey with Ticket Link
2025: 93rd Seattle Summer Obon Festival Event (Bon Odori, Japanese Food, Beer Garden, Games, Live Entertainment..) Seattle Buddhist Temple (2 Days)
A Beautiful Japanese Rock Garden in Traditional Japanese Style, USC Campus (Video) Landscape Composed Arrangements of Rocks (Aid for Meditating)
2025 Nishi Hongwanji Obon Festival (New Update: Sunday Only) Japantown: Bon Odori, Taiko, Bingo, Games, Japanese Food, Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
2025 Celebrating Noguchi Garden’s: A Hidden Oasis Among High Rise Buildings Using Natures Elements: Rock, Water, Tree.. Free
2025 #Fathom 8th Annual Studio Ghibli Fest: Experience the Wonder of Beloved, Groundbreaking Animated Films (Schedule) [Video] #StudioGhibli #Totoro
The Hanami Line at Robert T. Matsui Park: Sacramento’s First Cherry Blossom Park (Opens in 2024)
2025 Portland Bon-Odori Summer Festival (Live #Taiko, #BonOdori - Come Learn the Dances) Portland Japanese Garden
2025 Salt Lake City Obon Festival (Japanese Food, Live Taiko, Hawaiian & Traditional Dancing) (Sat only)
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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 Obon Festivals with Bon Odori Dance Practices

Celebrate Obon: Top Summer Festivals with Bon Odori Dancing Across the U.S.

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

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