Obon
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Obon or just Bon is a fusion of the ancient Japanese belief in ancestral spirits and a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. This syncretic folk Buddhist custom has evolved
A depiction of Obon in the late Edo period
Kyoto's Gozan no Okuribi bonfire lit during the Obon festival
Participants place candlelit lanterns in the Sasebo River during Obon.
An Obon offering
Kawachi ondo
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Kawachi Ondo is a kind of Japanese folk song that originates from Yao City in the old Kawachi region of Japan, now part of modern-day Osaka Prefecture. This song's style and melody are said to have ev
Bon odori singer: the characters on his happi coat read Gōshū Ondo and Kawachi Ondo.