[aurelia]

Hi all,

I will also be travelling to Japan during the Obon week in August. This is my first time visiting Japan so I'm not sure if I should go ahead with my travel plan or should I change the date to avoid Obon festival? Does the festival only affect traffic and train plus hotel availability?
Will the shops still be open during the festival?
And is there any other things that I need to be aware of if I decided to go ahead with the travel plan for August?

Would really appreciate your inputs on this.. thanks : )