The traditional Obon Odori festival celebrates Japanese folk dance, held on the grounds of the Enmanji Buddhist Temple. Obon, the Japanese Buddhist summer festival honoring the ancestors, continues on ...

In the 1980s, Yoshiaki Oka came to a Polish village and recorded a performance by a Polish folk song-and-dance ensemble on a home video camcorder. What unexpectedly blossomed from this experience is ...

Japan Society will present Nihon Buyo in the 21st Century: From Kabuki Dance to Boléro, with three performances only taking place Wednesday, January 24 through Friday, January 26 at 7:30pm at Japan ...

A Halloween show inspired by Japanese urban legends and a musical collaboration with Three Rivers Music Theatre are among plans for Fort Wayne Dance Collective’s 2023-24 season. Other performances ...

Hub City Opera and Dance Presents the New Jersey Premiere of “Murasaki’s Moon” Preceded by Beautiful Japanese Folk Dancing Hub City Opera and Dance is proud to announce the New Jersey premiere of ...

n July 15, Taiko drums and singing echoed through the streets amid traditional dancing near the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple at the edge of the Chinatown-International District. Onlookers greeted ...

The Sister City relationship between Encinitas and Amakusa, Japan was celebrated at the seventh Annual Japan Festival, held Aug. 13 at the Encinitas Library. The festival featured performances by ...

OFUNATO, Japan (Reuters) - The Urahama district of this northeastern Japanese coastal city had for centuries marked religious ceremonies, and mourned their dead, with a dynamic sword dance by masked ...

The 33rd Annual Japan Day festival (known as Japan Fest) will be held this weekend at a new location, Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights. Japan Fest is a cultural celebration ...