Seattle Bon Odori

Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple 1427 South Main Street, Seattle, Washington

Saturday, 20 July 2024 and Sunday, 21 July 2024. 2:00PM to 8:00PM. Seattle Buddhist Temple Obon Festival Event that features a variety of American and Japanese foods for sale, games, live entertainment, cultural displays, dancing, beer garden, live music. Bon Odori is a traditional summer festival event in which we honor our ancestors who have […]

White River Bon Odori

White River Buddhist Temple 3625 Auburn Way North, Auburn

Saturday, July 27, 2024. Join us for White River Buddhist Temple's 2024 Bon Odori Festival on Saturday, July 27th from 4 - 9 pm. Obon (お盆) is the Japanese Buddhist holiday to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. It is of significant religious importance and is the biggest event of the year for the Temple. […]

Tacoma Bon Odori

Tacoma Buddhist Temple 1717 Fawcett Avenue, Tacoma

Saturday, August 3, 2024. Traditional dance, Japanese food, taiko drumming, beer garden, candlelight memorial.

Atomic Bomb Victims’ Memorial Service

densho 1416 S. Jackson St., Seattle

August 4, 2024 Join us for the annual Atomic Bomb Victims' Memorial Service with guest speaker Rev. Nakagaki. This service will be held at Densho (the building behind Seattle Betsuin) and livestreamed on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@SeattleBuddhistTemple/streams This service is co-sponsored by Seattle Betsuin and Seattle Hiroshima Club

Free

From Hiroshima to Hope

Green Lake 7312 West Green Lake Dr North, Seattle

Tuesday, 6 August 2024. Honoring Victims, Promoting Peace The mission of From Hiroshima to Hope is to commemorate the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and all victims of war and violence. We educate for peace, non-violent conflict resolution and nuclear disarmament through a public outdoor event on August 6th featuring music, […]

Seattle Mariners Japanese Heritage Night

TMobile Park 1250 1st Ave South, Seattle

Friday, August 9, 2024. Join us at T-Mobile Park for Japanese Heritage Night on August 9 as we celebrate the Japanese community here in Seattle and across the Pacific Northwest. With this special offer, you can pick up a Mariners-themed Japanese Heritage T-shirt – plus, $5 of every ticket sold will benefit the Japanese Cultural […]

Kawabe Summerfest

Kawabe House 221 18th Avenue South, Seattle

Sunday, August 25, 2024. This one day event will held in street in front of the Kawabe Memorial House.  It will include food, bake sale, music, demonstrations, raffle drawing, and street dancing. Food will be provided by the Kawabe House Board of directors and residents. It is a fun street fest to introduce the Kawabe […]

Mukai Farm Japan Festival

Mukai Farm & Garden 18017 107th Ave SW, Vashon

Saturday, September 7, 2024. Mukai’s Japan Festival this year features taiko drums, mochi pounding, bon dance, a Children’s Village, arts workshops and even a kimono workshop. We are particularly thrilled that for our Festival Finale, we will be joined by indie pop star singer, songwriter and composer Tomo Nakayama. Plus yummy food! Our theme this […]

Benefit Concert for the Seattle Betsuin Arson Restoration Fund

Terry's Kitchen 5625 119th Ave SE, Bellevue

Friday, September 13, 2024. Featuring: CHiLi GiRL (Shinobu Kawashima) & MPC GIRL USAGI. Special Guest Artists Jeff Chin & Leonard Berman. CHiLi GiRL (Shinobu Kawashima) is a singer-songwriter and four-time National Champion in classical Tsugaru Shamisen. Her performances are a captivating fusion of powerful shamisen melodies and innovative vocals, showcasing her versatility and creativity, and her […]

$40.00

Seattle Hiroshima Club Golf Tournament

Foster Golf Course 13500 Interurban Ave S, Tukwila, WA, United States

Wednesday, 9/18/2024. The Seattle Hiroshima Club will be hosting its annual golf tournament on Wednesday, September 18th at Foster Golf Course.