Huge torches light up night sky at Kyoto fire festival

Huge torches light up night sky at Kyoto fire festival

KYOTO, Japan - Huge torches held by young men light up the night sky during the annual Kurama Fire Festival at a shrine on Mt. Kurama in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2014. (Kyodo)

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