Fire festival in Wakayama Prefecture

Fire festival in Wakayama Prefecture

SHINGU, Japan - Torch-bearing participants run down a path through the red-lacquered "torii" gate of the Kamikura Shrine during the Oto Fire Festival in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, in western Japan on Feb. 6, 2014. The ancient New Year's ritual dates back 1,400 years.

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