Bon Festival 2025. Friday 3rd, saturday 4th & sunday 5th may 2024. Obon, sometimes just called bon, is a buddhist festival that celebrates the time when the spirits are able to return to earth and be with their families.
Obon (お盆) is an annual buddhist event for commemorating one’s ancestors, whose spirits are believed to temporarily return to this world in order to visit their relatives during obon. The bon festival | spirits of the deceased return.