Category: Obon (Ross Bay Cemetery)

2023 Obon Grave Washing a huge success!

The small buy mighty volunteers of the 2023 Grave Washing crew.

Thank you so much to all of the wonderful volunteers who were able to come and make this year’s Obon grave washing another amazing success. It was hot but the occasional cool breeze encouraged us to keep going. We had a great group of 15 volunteers clean all of the graves of early the Japanese pioneers and Japanese-Canadians buried in Ross Bay Cemetery. We had just enough flowers to ensure every grave got one. Arigatou gozaimashita!

2023 Obon Grave Washing, Sunday, August 13th at Ross Bay Cemetery

OBON in Victoria – SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2023

ROSS BAY CEMETERY – 1495 Fairfield Road, Victoria, B.C.

Ross Bay Cemetery Map showing Japanese Grave clusters.

Summer has arrived! And in this very busy season, we will be gathering to mark Obon and look forward to your participation in the day’s activities.

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2021 Obon Grave Washing a huge success!

Volunteers at the 2021 Grave Washing.

Thank you so much to all of the wonderful volunteers who were able to come and make this year’s grave washing an amazing success. Although the forecast was for quite warm weather, as is typical at Ross Bay Cemetery, it was quite windy and cool. We had a great group of around 25 volunteers clean all of the graves of early the Japanese pioneers and Japanese-Canadians buried there. In addition so many flowers were donated that we even had some left over. Arigatou gozaimashita!

2020 Obon Grave Washing – THANK YOU!

Volunteers at the 2020 Grave Washing.

Thank you so much to all of the wonderful volunteers who were able to come and make this year’s grave washing an amazing success. We had a great group of around 20 volunteers clean all of the graves of early the Japanese pioneers and Japanese-Canadians buried there. In addition so many flowers were donated that we even had some left over. Arigatou gozaimashita!