Wakayama fire festival excites revelers

Wakayama fire festival excites revelers

SHINGU, Japan - An annual fire festival at the Kamikura Shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, excites festivalgoers on Feb. 6. As part of the festival, known as ''Oto Matsuri,'' or torch festival, some 2,000 men hold torches along a road leading up to the shrine.

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