A festival goer takes a look at a vendor’s origami cranes, which are symbols of good luck, longevity, and happiness, during the Obon festival at the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin in San Jose ...

San Jose's Obon Festival is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The festival's big attraction is the traditional Bon Odori, in which hundreds of people perform a community dance.

San Jose hosts it annual Obon Festival this weekend as local Japanese Americans draw parallels between internment camps in the 1940s and federal immigration actions today.

This year's Obon Festival will take place on July 12th and 13th in San Jose's Japantown, running all day Saturday and Sunday. "There's always tons of food, fun and surprises," Matt says.

Rinban Gerald Sakamoto, minister for the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin, will return this year to bless the festival and share the stories and traditions of Obon.