Asian Winter Game sacred torch ignited by traditional Ainu method

Asian Winter Game sacred torch ignited by traditional Ainu method

The sacred torch for the 2017 Asian Winter Games is ignited on Feb. 5, 2017, using a traditional fire-starting method of the Ainu indigenous people in Sapporo on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The fire will be lit in the cauldron during the Feb. 19 opening ceremony in the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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