2025 Nishi Hongwanji Obon Festival, Los Angeles, Japantown: Bon Odori, Taiko, Bingo, Games, Japanese Food.. (2 Days) Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist TempleNEW

Nishi Hongwanji Los Angeles Obon Festival Event features Bon Odori (folk dancing), live music and Taiko, flowers, carnival games, martial arts demonstrations, cultural exhibits, and drinks/delicious food, tea ceremony, doll exhibit, bingo. In Little Tokyo, this is one of the largest Obon Festivals in the Los Angeles area. In the heart of Little Tokyo, Japantown.

There will be food booths (Sunday) and games for the kids.

Stage Entertainment: Taiko, folk dance, music.

Public invited to participate.

Obon Festival Event Dates
July 12 - 13, 2025

Obon Festival Event Times
Sat & Sun: 3:00 - 9:00 pm

Bon Odori Dancing Start 
Sat & Sun: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Schedule
Food booths, Farmer's Market, Games Booths, BINGO, White Elephant, Raffle Drawing...
Entertainment:  Taiko Ichiza, Nishi Center Kids, ABASonics

Limited quantities
• Bowls (only chicken and beef)
• Sides (Chashu and gyoza)

Also
• Malasadas
• Pickled cucumbers
• Spam Musubi
• Boba Milk Tea
• Inari Sushi (plain/edamame)
• Chinese chicken salad
• Hot dogs
• Chili rice
• Snow cones
• Soft drinks
• Water

Event Parking 
Street parking is usually going to be a problem, look to use surround parking lots.
If you plan to dance, please go early because it will be difficult to find parking. 

Bon Odori Dance Practices
Practices Times: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Odori Dates: June 15, 22, 29, 27; July 1, 6, 2025
Practice Location: Northwest parking lot.


Nishi Temple Obon is July 12-13, 2025 


Obon Festival Event Location
Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 815 First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Obon Festival Event Title
Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Obon Summer Festival - Los Angeles, Little Tokyo (2 days) - Bon Odori, Live Taiko, Bingo, Games, Delicious Japanese Food Booths, Farmers Market, Little Toky, Los Angeles - 1st Street

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