It just so happens that this Japanese water splashing festival is unfolding right in front of my apartment in Morishita, Tokyo!
The next time this festival will come around again is in three years, during Obon season.

What is Obon(お盆）?

Obon (お盆 ?) or just Bon (盆?) is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. This Buddhist-Confucian custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and clean their ancestors' graves, and when the spirits of ancestors are supposed to revisit the household altars. It has been celebrated in Japan for more than 500 years and traditionally includes a dance, known as Bon-Odori.

I also made way to my family's graves to pray last Friday as the Japanese custom. As some of you may know, I moved into this area a few months ago, and I'm seemingly enjoying this part of Tokyo very much!