On August 13th, Ancestral Spirits Guided Back Home for the O-Bon Festival in a Variety Interesting Ways in Tsukuba`s Old Neighborhoods

By Avi Landau The evening of August 13th is always filled with an excited solemnity in Tsukuba`s traditional hamlets. It is the first day of Bon, the three day period in which it is believed that the souls of departed ancestors return to their hometowns to be with their descendants. Grown children and grandchildren have… Read More On August 13th, Ancestral Spirits Guided Back Home for the O-Bon…