Torch festival held at Kamikura Shrine in Wakayama Pref.

Torch festival held at Kamikura Shrine in Wakayama Pref.

SHINGU, Japan - Men carrying torches await the opening of a gate to Kamikura Shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, in the 1,400-year-old torch festival on Feb. 6.

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