Obon

I would be interested to know if important dates in the Japanese year such as Obon changed when the gregorian calendar was adapted in Meiji.

Japan Calendar Converter Dashboard Widget 2008

Passenger numbers aboard Japanese airlines drop in 'Obon' season

Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion 2010

Passenger numbers aboard Japanese airlines drop in 'Obon' season

Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion 2010

Passenger numbers aboard Japanese airlines drop in 'Obon' season

Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion 2010

The festival is also a way to mourn the dead, because it comes before Japan's Obon holiday, when people return to their hometowns to put to rest the spirits of deceased ancestors.

Japanese Town Reunites Around Festival Daisuke Wakabayashi 2011

Obon sometimes Bon, usually celebrated over three days in mid-August, evolved from a Buddhist tradition of honoring and taking care of the graves of one's ancestors.

Week in Words Erin McKean 2011

This group performs an Obon dance once a year, at the Sakura Matsuri in downtown Denver's Sakura Square.

Gil Asakawa: Why I Love the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival Gil Asakawa 2011

The heat wave coincided with one of the busiest times of year, as millions headed back to their home towns for the three-day Obon festival in which Buddhists honour their ancestors, and is a time when many take their summer holidays.

Weatherwatch: Typhoon hits Korea as monsoon arrives in India 2011

This group performs an Obon dance once a year, at the Sakura Matsuri in downtown Denver's Sakura Square.

Gil Asakawa: Why I Love the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival Gil Asakawa 2011

This group performs an Obon dance once a year, at the Sakura Matsuri in downtown Denver's Sakura Square.

Gil Asakawa: Why I Love the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival Gil Asakawa 2011