NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan — This American base outside Tokyo recently welcomed more than 15,000 visitors for its 64th ...

Another said that the traditional Japanese dance bon odori, usually performed during the Obon Summer Festival, is very similar to a Jewish dance.

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (July 24, 2019) -- The annual Bon Odori Festival at Camp Zama features traditional folk dances that date back hundreds of years, and after two years of watching, the Espinoza ...

Volunteer dance instructors devote decades to passing down Japanese cultural tradition on Camp Zama By Noriko Kudo July 29, 2021 ...

Japan Festival Houston is an annual celebration organized by the Japan-America Society of Houston. Since 1993, it has drawn ...

A total of 41 Japanese furyū odori or ritual dances from 24 prefectures are now part of the UNESCO representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Many traditional Japanese group folk dances that have long brought communities together will be added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List, government officials said.

Portland Japanese Garden will bring a centuries-old Japanese tradition to life this weekend with its annual Bon-Odori Summer Festival on Saturday, Aug. 23.

Festival-goers in Brazil have enjoyed a taste of Japanese culture. Many of the young attendees participated in a dance ...

Cultural festivals The Obon season, primarily July and August, brings all-night group bon dances (bon odori) and festivities to Japanese and Okinawan temples across the islands.

There was music, dance and celebration. The display of Japanese culture was brought to New Yorkers by the nonprofit Japan Day Inc. "Oh, it was lovely. And looking around, and the people did a ...