In Malaysia, Bon Odori Festivals are also celebrated every year in Penang and at the Matsushita Corp Stadium in Shah Alam, Selangor. This celebration, which is a major attraction for the state of Selangor, is the brain child of the Japanese Expatriate & Immigrant's Society in Malaysia. In comparison to the celebrations in Japan, the festival is celebrated on a much smaller scale in Penang and Selangor, and is less associated with Buddhism and more with Japanese culture. Held mainly to expose locals to a part of Japanese culture, the festival provides the experience of a variety of Japanese food & drinks, art and dance.
The tourism Selangor has a website dedicated to inform the public on the updates of the upcoming Bon Odori. It also states certain rules for people to participate in such as no high-heels in the dancing field, strictly no smoking for designated areas, wear nothing impolite or offensive and also no cosplaying
