Fire festival at Aichi Pref. shrine

Fire festival at Aichi Pref. shrine

Men jump into flames rising from two giant torches at Toba Shinmei shrine in the Aichi Prefecture city of Nishio, central Japan, on Feb. 12, 2023. The men are competing for sacred trees placed in the fires at the annual fire festival, held after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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