Kyoto mountain ablaze with bonfire

Kyoto mountain ablaze with bonfire

KYOTO, Japan - Locals and tourists enjoy viewing a giant bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character ''dai'' (great) on a mountain slope in Kyoto on Aug. 16. The Daimonji Okuribi (great bonfire) event is held each Aug. 16 to bid farewell to the souls of ancestors at the end of the Bon festival. (Kyodo)

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