Traditional winter festival in Nara

Traditional winter festival in Nara

A traditional winter festival is held in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2019, with burning Mt. Wakakusa and fireworks lighting up the sky. The five-storied pagoda of the Kohfukuji, a Buddhist temple, is seen on the bottom. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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