The Potomac River at the National Harbor is glowing this weekend as Sakura Sunday and the Water Lantern Festival bring a vibrant celebration of spring to the waterfront.Sakura Sunday, an official ...

Like the curved corners of classical Japanese roofs, the houju wards off evil spirits, protecting the rest of the lantern. Kasa Meaning “umbrella,” it keeps weather off the firebox below.

KYOTO--Lantern makers here toiled without a day off for the past couple of weeks to meet around 2,700 orders for the city’s iconic Gion Festival in July. The traditional paper shade lanterns ...

NAGASAKI--Around 15,000 colorful lanterns have bathed the city of Nagasaki in dazzling color and light as the 30th Nagasaki Lantern Festival kicked off on Jan. 29. The annual event, which includes ...

This festival includes the lighting of bonfires and lanterns to light the way for the spirits. As with other countries, the Japanese celebration, known as the Obon Festival, honors their dead ...

The three-day event runs April 4-6 and features a dizzying array of vendors, street food offerings, traditional Japanese demonstrations and a paper lantern ceremony that Saturday night.