2018 Obon Festival

The VHBT Obon Festival will take place over the weekend of July 21-22, from 3PM-9PM. Come sample our teriyaki chicken bowl, vegetarian curry, chili dogs and chili rice, salad, spam musubi, and dangos for dessert. Odori (dancing) will run from 7:00PM-8:30PM on both evenings.

We express our gratitude and appreciation to the individuals, families and businesses who are sponsors of the 2018 Obon Festival for VHBT.

$1,000 Sponsorships

• In Memory of Minoru & Betty Hisashima
• In Memory of Kho Iseda
• In Memory of Mary M. Kujubu & Dino M. Belli
• In Memory of Nancy Nakagiri
• In Memory of Harue Ueki
• In Honor of Rev. Kory Quon and Family
• Anonymous Donor
• Eugene and Akemi Hayashibara, DDS
• Milnes & Noriko Kurashige
• Ching Mayeda Family
• The Nishina & Sharp Family
• Saeki Family

$500 Sponsorships

• In Memory of Mr. Gram Noriyuki
• In Memory of Joseph Tachiki
• Aya Masada
• Sakura Japanese Restaurant
• Mari & Randy Tamura
• Ron Wakabayashi & Jean Wong
• George & Sheryl Yamada

 

There will be a total of six odori practices at the temple:  

• June 27 (Wednesday)
• June 29 (Friday)
• July 6 (Friday)
• July 11 (Wednesday)
• July 13 (Friday)
• July 16 (Monday)

All practices will be held from 7:00PM-8:30PM.

800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria
Angel Maid Bakery
Aquarium of the Pacific
Babas Lawn Mower Shop
The Broad
Chick Fil-A
Dinah’s Family Restaurant
Earthwhile Endeavors
Ezaki Glico USA
Fairplex – LA County Fair
Gelson’s Markets
The Habit Burger Burger Grill
Hollywood Wax Museum
Japanese American National Museum
Laugh Factory
Lazy Dog Restaurants
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens
Lundberg Family Farms
Malibu Wine Safari
M-G Lawn Mower Shop
Natural History Museum of LA County
Oriental Trading Company
Pacific Battleship Center
Pacific Park
Pasadena Playhouse
Polly’s Pies
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Submariner Restaurant
Summit Ski and Cycle
Tony P’s Dockside Grill
Toyota Sports Center
The Wyland Foundation
Zevia Soda
Jerry Iseda
Minnie Iseda
Sandy Saeki
Norman & Yoshie Tachiki
John Tsuruta
Irwin & Judy Wong
Tom & Judy Yamaguchi
Roseann Yoshida

Our silent auction is now open and taking bids. We are once again using 32 Auctions as our auction platform, so if you have an account from last year, it’s still good this year.

• 4 Field Box Seats for August 13th LA Dodgers vs. SF Giants w/VIP Parking
• Keurig Mini Coffee Maker
• 2 Single-Park Day Passes to Disneyland or Disney’s California Adventure
• 2 Tickets for the debut week of any production at the Pasadena Playhouse
• 4 Unlimited Ride Wristbands to Pacific Park
• Admission for 2 to the Hollywood Wax Museum
• Hand Crafted Messenger Bag
• Hand Crafted Carry-on/Tote Bag
• Wyland: 25 Years at Sea Book
• 6 Cases of Zevia Soda
• 1 Year Family Membership to the Japanese American National Museum
• $150 Catering Gift Card to Chick-fil-A
• Admission for 4 to the Battleship USS Iowa Museum
• 2 Passes to the Giraffe Tour at Malibu Wine Safari
• LaDainian Tomlinson Commemorative Football
• 4 Class Mini Ice Skating Lesson Set from Toyota Sports Center

All times PM except for the start of the Las Vegas obon, which is 11:00 AM, and San Diego obon, which will start at 10:00AM.
(note: the table can be scrolled left & right on narrow screens)  

Saturday		Open	Odori	Close	Sunday	Open	Odori	Close
June
9	Arizona	5:00	6:45	9:00	—	—	—	—
16	Sun Valley	5:00	7:00	10:00	17	5:00	6:30	9:00
23	San Fernando	4:30	7:00	10:00	24	4:30	6:30	9:00
	West Covina	1:00	7:00	9:00	—	—	—	—
30	Senshin	5:00	7:00	10:00	—	—	—	—
July
7	LA Betsuin	2:00	7:00	10:00	8	2:00	6:30	8:30
14	OCBC	2:00	7:00	9:00	15	2:00	7:00	8:30
	Oxnard	1:00	6:00	8:30	—	—	—	—
21	Venice	3:00	7:00	9:00	22	3:00	7:00	9:00
	Pasadena	4:00	6:30	9:00		4:00	6:30	8:30
	Santa Barbara	12:00	4:00	5:00	—	—	—	—
28	Vista	12:00	6:30	8:00		12:00	6:30	8:00
	Higashi	1:00	5:30	9:00		1:00	5:30	9:00
	West LA	4:00	6:30	10:00		3:00	6:30	9:00
August
4	Las Vegas	11:00	12:45	3:30	—	—	—	—
	San Diego*	10:00	6:30	9:00	—	—	—	—
11	Gardena	3:00	6:00	10:00	12	3:00	6:00	9:00

^*San Diego Obon will be held @ Balboa Park.