It’s hard to believe August is almost here. The first weekend of the month is shaping up to be an exciting one in Tokyo, with numerous fireworks festivals and other summer festivities happening across ...

Japanese customs from a foreigner's perspective, their reasons and backgroundIf you have visited Japan in the summer, you ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The steady beat of taiko drums echoed across Sunway City Kuala Lumpur yesterday as thousands of people gathered to celebrate a milestone for one of Malaysia’s best-loved cultural ...

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Awa Odori, one of Japan's signature summer dance festivals, opened Tuesday in Tokushima Prefecture, where about 600 performers from leading local troupes staged a joint show at a ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Bon Odori Dance Festival for Peace on Sunday, Aug. 6, at Kingston Point Beach celebrated all the possibilities a nuclear-free future could offer to the world, along with Japanese ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – With she and her family all dressed in traditional Japanese “yukata” robes, Susan McGregory said they chose to embrace the culture while at the Bon Odori festival for the first time ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Every year, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District participates in the annual Bon Odori Friendship Festival hosted on Camp Zama. Opening the installation gates to local ...

Dancers perform during the opening event of the Awa Odori festival in Tokushima, western Japan, on Aug. 11, 2026. (Kyodo) TOKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Awa Odori, one of Japan's signature summer dance ...