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.

signaling the start of this year's highly anticipated Taiwan Lantern Festival. Undeterred by the pelting rain, rows of spectators huddled under umbrellas watched eagerly as the Infinite Paradise ...

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 ...

the residents of Nishimonai in Akita Prefecture have welcomed their ancestral spirits home for the annual Obon festival through a Bon Odori. These dances are held across Japan, but the Nishimonai ...

The lantern festival at Manpukuji temple also commemorates the 350th anniversary of the death of its founder, Yin Yuan (1592-1673), as he is called in Chinese. Japanese know him as Ingen.