2005 Obon Festival - July 9 and 10

Updated June 10, 2005

San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin proudly presents its annual Obon Festival. The event features food, games, entertainment, dancing, and more. Join us in beautiful Japantown San Jose on North 5th Street in front of the Buddhist Church between Jackson Street and Talylor Street. We are 4 blocks east of the Japantown/Ayer Light Rail Station.

Official San Jose Betsuin Obon Flyer

The Schedule for the 2005 Obon is:

	Saturday	Sunday
Food Booths Open	12pm (Noon)	12pm (Noon)
Bookstore Hours	1pm - 6pm	1pm - 6pm
Hiroshi Kashiwagi's Book Signing	1:00 pm	1:00 pm
Game Booths Open	2:00 pm	2:00 pm
Stanford Taiko	1:00 pm	----
Japanese Story Telling	1:30 pm	1:30 pm
Buddhism 101	2:30 pm	3:00 pm
Jodaiko	3:00 pm	2:00 pm
Bingo Opens	3:00 pm	3:00 pm
San Jose Taiko Performance	4:30 pm	3:30 pm
Chidori Band Performance	6:60 pm	5:00 pm
Obon Odori (Folk Dancing)	7:45 pm	6:00 pm
Raffle Drawing	None	8:00 pm

If you are interested in participating in the Obon Odori (dancing), there are several practice sessions being held in late June. The practices and the dancing is open to anyone. To see the Obon Odori Practice Schedule, click here.

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