PO‘IPU — The light cast in the darkness is a fragile thing, said the Rev. Kosen Ishikawa of the Koloa Jodo Mission Sunday during the toro nagashi ceremony. Fighting the biting winds which whipped ...

San Diego is preparing to host one of summer’s most moving celebrations: the Toro Nagashi Floating Lantern Festival, organized by the Japanese Friendship Garden (JFG) in Balboa Park. Taking place ...

WAILUA — Members of the Kapa‘a Jodo Mission marked the end of their o-bon season with the somber toro nagashi ceremony, Sunday evening. “Thank you, all, for everything you have done to make our bon a ...

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Toro Nagashi (floating lanterns) is a ceremony to honor those who have passed. The floating lanterns commemorate loved ones and wish them peace. Guests will be able to float their candle-lit lanterns ...

A man places lanterns on the pond at the Garden of the Phoenix during the Toro Nagashi Lantern Ceremony at Jackson Park on Aug. 16, 2023, in Chicago. The gathering invited people to create designs on ...

A new elementary school in Chula Vista honors the accomplishments of the first Latina and third woman to ever be appointed to the supreme court.

Toro nagashi is a long-held Japanese tradition where candle-lit lanterns are released into rivers to guide the spirits of ancestors back to the other world during the o-Bon season. On Aug. 16, the ...

Kimiko Schock of Madera places a floating lantern in the water for her late husband during the 31st Toro Nagashi on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Fresno’s Woodward Park. SILVIA FLORES sflores@fresnobee.com ...

The San Diego Botanic Garden hosts Billy Lee and the JukeTones on Thursday during its special extended summer hours. Bring the kids to enjoy this concert on the Gazebo Lawn. Pack a towel or small ...