SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- 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 ...

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 is an ...

San Jose hosts it annual Obon Festival this weekend as local Japanese Americans draw parallels between internment camps in the 1940s and federal immigration actions today.

Get ready to celebrate Obon, the Japanese Buddhist festival to honor the spirits of ancestors. Obon is August 13-15, 2025, but San Jose Japantown’s annual Obon Festival is this weekend, July 12-13, ...