2016 Venice Obon Festival

Setting up

ABA is selling their renown Chicken Teriyaki plate

Jr YBA is selling the very popular strawberry shortcake mangos

Getting the yagura ready for tonight’s odori

Lots of raffle prizes

Fine Japanese items at Lumbini Boutique

Our Hula group has a booth for the first time, selling both Asian & Fruit Salads

Lots of gorgeous flowers at the flower booth

The BWA is selling crispy sweet & sour fried wontons

Dharma School is selling vegetarian curry, chili rice, and hot dogs

Get your snow cones and drinks at the Sangha Teens booth

Setting up the yagura

Sound Technician Dean Ueda.

We were very pleased and fortunate to have with us the colorful and energetic Mr. Sab…

Jill Hopfield on taiko.

Someone is in awe.

Jr. YBA parents cooking dangos

Dustin Noriyuki creates a mural for the Jr. YBA Dango booth each year.

The strawberry shortcake dango was a popular item.

New this year was the Hula group’s booth.

A healthy Asian salad from the Hula group’s booth.

Fruit salad, yummy yummy! At the Hula group’s booth.

Chicken Teriyaki plate

Cub Pack 79’s game booth

Sangha Teen’s booth. One kintoki coming up.

Girl Scout Troop 5325 Aloha Toss

Udon

A vegetarian curry served by our Dharma School

Going to buy some flowers for auntie.

Time to block off the street for odori.

Eric Schmid lays down the dancing lanes.

Safety officer David Nishina warns cars to slow down, dancing ahead.