Obon Festival at Ekoji Temple
Hello Everyone,
Last week I was able to attend the annual Obon Festival at Ekoji Buddhist Temple on Fairfax, Virginia. The event was packed with entertainment and activities. There was fresh organic Japanese Veggies, Shaved Ice Bentos and food everywhere. Everyone was able to participate in folk dancing and crafts. There was even a kimono fashion show. I highly recommend attending and Obon Festival if you’re interested. It was my first time at a Buddhist temple and it was a memorable experience.
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Reasons for religion -- a quest for inner peace | Daiko Matsuyama | TEDxKyoto
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Taizoin Temple Deputy Head Priest Daiko Matsuyama, explores Inter-faith dialogue
as a path towards spreading the teaching of Buddhism and a promising first step towards lasting international peace.
Buddhist Priest
In a world increasingly fragmented across the kaleidoscope of beliefs and religions, it is easy to feel that we may never see peace in our time. However, are we really as divided as we think? Daiko Matsuyama, Deputy Head Priest of Taizoin Zen Buddhist Temple in Kyoto, Japan holds inter-faith dialogue as one powerful strategy that can bring our disparate world together. As a first step, Matsuyama encourages us to respect other religions as equal in value to our own religions and beliefs. Far from the stereotypical image of the secluded, meditating monk, Matsuyama seeks to spread the teachings of Buddhism throughout the world. After hosting a G8 Summit Sherpa Meeting in 2008, Matsuyama was appointed as a Visit Japan Goodwill Ambassador as well as a Kyoto Travel Omotenashi Ambassador. He also visited the Vatican as a representative of Buddhist priests, and participated in Ekiden In Luxembourg. This year he helped organize the interfaith leaders’ Ekiden in Kyoto and attended The World Economic Forum as a young Japanese leader. Both in Japan and internationally Matsuyama seeks to teach the importance of communication in building a peaceful future.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
Skies of Mima - 美馬の空 - 4K! 【Explore Mima, Tokushima, Shikoku & Japan!】
The skies over Mima are lovely!
素晴らしい、この美馬市の空！
Song ・ 音楽: Seeing the Future, by Dexter Britain.
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Taiko at Monju-san Matsuri in Fukui, Japan
I found this footage I took last year--July 25th (or it may have been the 26th). Sorry for its abrupt ending.
The Obon Project: New York - This is My Obon
Obon brings communities together in New York City. See how Soh Daiko celebrates obon every summer!
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Awa Odori Kaikan, Tokushima | Japan Travel Guide
Awa Odori Kaikan ( 阿波おどり会館 )
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This is the place to go to always enjoy Tokushima’s world-renowned Awa Odori. After seeing the dance performances, the audience can also enjoy trying the dance themselves.
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Zuigan-ji Temple
Awa Odori
Mt. Bizan
The Shikoku Pilgrimage
Uzunomichi
Otsuka Museum of Art
The Naruto Whirlpools
Naruto Park
Onokorojima Shrine
Kankakei
Tokushima City Travel Guide:
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Tokushima Itineraries:
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JAPAN STREET DANCE!: 'Roppongi Hills Bon-Odori (Dance)' Roppongi Tokyo Japan, Aug 27/2017
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Dedicate to Father
父へ捧ぐ
This is traditional Japanese Street Dance. It is called Bon Odori. It is like an Outdoor Disco.
I edited the already published presentation. :)
六本木ヒルズ盆踊り2017 #1/2 東京 2017年8月27日(日) Roppongi Hills Bon-odori (Dance) 2017 #1/2 8/27/2017 Tokyo Japan
六本木ヒルズ盆踊り2017 #2/2 東京 2017年8月27日(日) Roppongi Hills Bon-odori (Dance) 2017 #2/2 8/27/2017 Tokyo Japan
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Main various Organizations, Group and Celebrities Etc.(Honorific abbreviation, photographing order.): Roppongi Hills Staff, Security guard, Shizuca, Doraemon, Nobita, Tsumugi Mitani, Sasha, Roppongi Hills Residents' Association, Jiro Roppongi, Dancers, Minami Kizuki, Roppongi Hills Residents' Association President.
主な各種機関・団体及び有名人等(敬称略 撮影順): 六本木ヒルズ
スタッフ、警備員、しずか、ドラえもん、のび太、三谷紬(つむぎ)、サッシャ、六本木ヒルズ自治会、六本木じろう、踊り手たち、城 南海(きずきみなみ)、 六本木ヒルズ自治会長。
GEAR: SONY HANDYCAM HDR-CX675, XAVC S/HD(60p) 1920x1080 50Mbps, 手ブレ補正はインテリジェントアクティブモード (新空間光学手ブレ補正)
Theme: SnapShot, Metropolis, Documentary Film and Art Film.
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Zuigan-ji Temple, Tokushima | Japan Travel Guide
Zuigan-ji Temple ( 瑞巌寺 )
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Zuigan-ji is located at the foot of Mt. Bizan that rises in the middle of the city of Tokushima. In the garden built on the slope of the mountain, spring water and a three-storey pagoda can be viewed. The site has been highly regarded as a famous middle Edo Era garden. Also, the Christian Hanging Lantern which was made as a secret object of worship during the time when Christianity was banned in Japan can be seen in the garden.
Nearby Spots:
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Awa Odori Kaikan
Awa Odori
Mt. Bizan
The Shikoku Pilgrimage
Uzunomichi
Otsuka Museum of Art
The Naruto Whirlpools
Naruto Park
Onokorojima Shrine
Kankakei
Tokushima City Travel Guide:
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Tokushima
Tokushima Itineraries:
Tokushima Tours & Activities
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30th Annual Okinawan Festival - Hanjyo Bushi (feat. Suguru Ikeda)
30th Annual Okinawan Festival
Chinagu Eisa Hawaii/Naha Daiko and Suguru Ikeda
September 2, 2012
NY Summer Festival & Japanese Bon Dance
NY Japanese Summer Festival & Bon Dance at Mitsuwa, NJ. Festival & Dance for the spirits
Gears: Nikon D800E, Nikkor 24mm 1.4G
Okoshi Daiko, Furukawa Matsuri
Okoshi Daiko, Furukawa Matsuri
Furukawa Matsuri is a festival for Ketawakamiya Shrine located in Hida Furukawa Town and held annually on April 19-20th. The festival begins on the evening of April 19th with the Okoshi Daiko, or Rousing Drums. Hundreds of men parade through the streets to wake up the town into an atmosphere of festivity.
Buddhist Church of Oakland Obon Festival 2018 Oakland California
Buddhist Church of Oakland Obon Festival in Oakland, California.
TC Lion Dance- taiko mash up 2013
Tiger Crane Lion Dance's first practice together with Taiko as they do a mash up for Riverside's 2013 Lunar New Year festival.
Note: this video is for audio, not visual, purposes and made mainly for sharing with the members of TCLD and Taiko as we prepare for our upcoming performances. Video is not edited, so sorry for the chit chat at the end.
MOVING TO JAPAN // Tokyo day, hiking, food and the beautiful Shoko
Bon Odori by NihonJin Kai 3/8 - Copenhagen Sakura Festival
As seen through the lens of my old Canon Cam
Bon Odori by NihonJin Kai 3/8 - Copenhagen Sakura Festival
NihonJin Kai, stands for White Japanese, is a group that practices in Valby, Copenhagen!
Bon Odori is the Japanese celebration of the the deceased parents and ancestors. The music, songs and dances may differ from region to region and may be sacred or, with some sake, may be more spirited, or profane. The dancers perform certain gestures that may tell tales of the deceased, his/her profession, his/her likes etc...Flowery straw hats, or fans, or handkerchiefs, or lanterns are branded and used in the ceremony. The dancers may proceed clockwise or counter-clockwise, or even in a straight line, when going trough the streets! Usually they rotate around a Master of ceremony, here with the Taiko, the drum.
The Copenhagen Sakura Festival, this year, the eight, to celebrate the blossoming of the 200 Cherry trees, donated, 10 years ago, by a Japanese Businessman who made his fortune selling Danish Pastry in Japan!
Apr. 25, 2015
Obon Trip - Day 6: Kyoto
Fushima Inari-Taisha, Kiyomizu-dera, Kinkaku-ji
Ekoji Bon Odori IV with Rev Earl Ikeda of NY Buddhist Temple
More video snippets with Rev. Earl Ikeda of New York Buddhist Temple participating in these dances.
JETAADC at the Ekoji Temple O-Bon Matsuri
JETAADC visited Ekoji Buddhist Temple on Saturday, July 13 for their annual O-Bon Matsuri.
Awa Odori: dance from Japan (2)
Demonstration of Awa Odori dances in Tokushima, on Shikoku island, southern Japan, with fast dances by the men and more sedate and graceful dances by the women, accompanied by the Shamisen lute, Shinobue flute, Kane bell and Taiko drum.