Obon Week

August is a holiday season but it is also the time for remembrance.

6th August for Hiroshima and 9th August for Nagasaki,

where memorial services are held every year.

Then we have OBON (13-15 August), that is, 

a Buddhist commemoration of ancestors whose spirits return to the family.

So people return to their parents or hometown

to receive the spirits of the loved ones  remembering and commemorating

and send the spirits back on 15th August.

The last day of Obon also coincides with the day Japan surrendered and ended WWII.

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But August is not only about remembrance,

We have AngieDad's birthday.

So we had this birthday cake made locally.

Yesterday we had a gathering with friends whose westies came from the same breeder.

Yukimaru retuned to Tokyo for Obon

 Yukimaru lives in Sendai and returned to Tokyo for Obon.

Friends decided to meet up and welcome back Yukimaru.
Its been a year since we saw him last.

Angie

10 two-legged and 9 four-legged gathered, and here they are:

JKC Champion Non & her daughter Hime

Non

Hime

Dharma

Abby & Eve

Abby & Eve are Lady's daughters.  

Eve received JCK International championship title this year.

 After lunch we attempted to take group photos,

but soon realized it is almost impossible to capture all 9 westies at once.

From left, 13 year old Pinky, Yukimaru, and Dharma

From left, Abby, Angie, Eve and Lady, another JKC International Champion

We had a wonderful time with 9 westies
and look forward to our next meeting!