Japanese Victoria and Obon Ceremony

Mike Abe will start the program with a tour about the history of Japanese Victoria. This will be followed by the Obon ceremony at 3 PM. Obon is a festival for the Japanese Buddhist Day of the Dead when graves are cleaned, incense is lit and prayers are said. The Obon ceremony will begin at 3 pm at the Kakehashi Monument in the southwest corner of RBC, near the corner of Memorial Crescent and Dallas Road. The public are invited to the tour and ceremony.