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The Japan TimesThe number of passengers using the shinkansen and limited express train services of six Japan Railways Group companies during this summer's Bon holiday period in Japan increased 8% from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/japan/jr-train-obon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #obon #jr #shinkansen #aviation #ana #jal #rail
imikotoba 🏴❤️🇯🇵Eldest got to play with matches outside for #Obon - lighting the welcoming fire & burning the origami horse & cow at the end. That was fun, there really is a knack to striking a match 🔥
(We used a disposable “cigarette lighter” indoors to light the incense sticks)
tomo 
In Japan, today, August 16, is the last day of the Bon festival/Obon (Okuribon in Japanese). The Bon festival/Obon is a traditional Japanese event to commemorate deceased ancestors. #okuribon #obon #bonfestival
tomoIn Japan, today, August 16, is the last day of the Bon festival/Obon (Okuribon in Japanese). The Bon festival/Obon is a traditional Japanese event to commemorate deceased ancestors. #okuribon #obon #bonfestival #fedibird
tomo 
In Japan, today, August 16, is the last day of the Bon festival/Obon (Okuribon in Japanese). The Bon festival/Obon is a traditional Japanese event to commemorate deceased ancestors. #okuribon #obon #bonfestival
Camellia Tea CeremonyThe legend goes that the character '大’ was first created in white cloth under the supervision of the Shōkoku-ji monk Ōsen Keisan (相国寺/横川景三) and Yoshimasa's retainer, Haga Kamon (芳賀掃部), in 1489.
Fire pits were then dug and set ablaze to coincide with Obon's end.
