Sites

Runker Room: Obon no koto - English
URL: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Island/6653/obon1.htm

General information about the festival also called the Festival of the Dead.

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Obon (Japan) - English
URL: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2286.html

A Buddhist festival during which memorial services are held to commemorate the deceased ancestors .

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Festivals & Holidays: Obon (Japan) - English
URL: http://mothra.rerf.or.jp/ENG/Hiroshima/Festivals/50.html

Brief history of the festival.

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