San Jose’s colorful annual Obon Festival drew hundreds of people to Japantown this weekend. The festival is the largest of ...

San Jose hosts it annual Obon Festival this weekend as local Japanese Americans draw parallels between internment camps in ...

San Jose's Obon Festival is the largest of its kind in the U.S.The festival honors loved ones who have passed away, but that's only part of what makes it so special."The Obon Festival is seen as a big ...

Hundreds of community members participate in the traditional Odori dancing on the first day of the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin’s Obon festival in San Jose on Saturday. The Obon festival ...

The Obon festival in San Jose’s Japantown is always a cause for celebration, with two days of food, music and dance surrounding the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin in the historic district.

San Jose's Obon Festival is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The festival's big attraction is the traditional Bon Odori, ...

San Jose Japantown’s event is a two-day festival with food booths, family entertainment, three taiko performances, and the Chidori Band to accompany the 1,200 Obon Odori performers in ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Centuries of culture and tradition were on display Saturday at San Jose's Obon Festival. Obon is a Japanese Buddhist tradition, dedicated to remembering and honoring the ...

Sakamoto, of San Jose, says festivals like Obon keeps together a community's tapestry. "They create a "cultural presence that people continue to enjoy," he says. "There is that recognition of the ...

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – JULY 9: Alex Suzuki Hudson, of San Jose, performs with San Jose Taiko during the Obon Festival at the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday ...

On Saturday, July 9th 12:00-10:00 PM and Sunday, July 10th from 12:00-8:00 PM the San Jose Obon Festival takes place in Japantown – the largest festival in one of the three remaining Japantowns in the ...