Guide To Japanese Halloween Obon Festival 2022
The Obon festival (お盆, also known as Bon festival) is an annual Japanese holiday which commemorates and remembers deceased ancestors.
The official dates are August 13-15 though it will be celebrated between July 13-15 in some places.
The Obon week in mid-August is one of Japan’s three major holiday seasons making it one of the busiest times of the year for traveling.
Many Japanese people will leave their cities around August 10 and come back on August 17-18.
