Big torches carried during summer Kumano shrine festival in western Japan

Parishioners of Kumano Nachi Taisha in white outfits walk down stone stairs carrying large torches during a summer fire festival at the long-established Shinto shrine in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western japan, on July 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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