Wakakusa Yamayaki in Nara

NARA, Japan - The grass of the hillside of Mt. Wakakusa in the city of Nara is burning during an annual festival on Jan. 25, 2014, as fireworks preceded it. The Wakakusa Yamayaki festival is held on the fourth Saturday in January every year and has been taking place for hundreds of years. At front is the five-story pagoda of Kofukuji, a Buddhist temple. Photo was taken by multiple-exposure from 6:18 p.m. to 7:05 p.m.

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