Yay! Bon Odori 2008 Malaysia

Malaysia 2008 Bon odori festival




Next Saturday, 12th of July, Malaysia will be celebrating Obon by holding the annual Bon Odori festival.

While the Obon is actually Buddhist custom to honor the deceased, the festival held in Malaysia is much more of a cultural thing. At the Bon Odori festival here, there's lots of Japanese food (albeit a little pricey), and lots of people in yukatas.

The highlight of the Bon Odori festival, is, of course, the Bon Odori (Bon dance) itself.

If you're interested, here are the details for the Shah Alam Bon Odori 2008:

Date: 12 July 2008

Time: 5pm (Gates Open) to 9.30pm (Closing Address)

Venue: Shah Alam Matsushita Stadium
Lot 4, Persiaran Perkilangan, Seksyen 21
Shah Alam,Selangor

Admission: Free

Phone: 03-2274 2274 (Japan Club of KL)

Sources: Lowyat.NET and Kakiseni.com

If you cannot make it for the festival in Shah Alam, there's also the one in Penang which is on the 19th. Here are the details for the Penang Bon Odori 2008:

Date : 19th July 2008 (Saturday)

Time : Begins about after 5:00pm-6:00pm, Ends around 11:00pm

Venue : Esplanade

Admission : Free

Cosplay

It is nice to get into this costume. Hope someday will get a chance to wear one of those by the way this picture is a sample of what a cosplay is. It is very popular in Japan