Fire festival in western Japan

Fire festival in western Japan

A man costumed as an ogre takes part in the annual "Dadaoshi" fire festival at Hase temple in Sakurai in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 14, 2023. The festival, which is said to have a 1,000-year history, was held in public after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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