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Kyoto mountain ablaze with bonfire

KYOTO, Japan - Locals and tourists enjoy viewing a giant bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character ''dai'' (great) on a mountain slope in Kyoto on Aug. 16. The Daimonji Okuribi (great bonfire) event is held each Aug. 16 to bid farewell to the souls of ancestors at the end of the Bon festival.

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Giant bonfire lights up Kyoto mountain

KYOTO, Japan - A giant bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character ''dai'' (great) lights up a mountain in Kyoto on Aug. 16. The Daimonji Okuribi event is held each Aug. 16 to bid farewell to the souls of ancestors at the end of the Bon festival.

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Kyoto mountains ablaze with bonfire

KYOTO, Japan - An estimated 120,000 locals and tourists enjoy viewing a giant bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character ''dai'' (great) on a mountain in Kyoto on Aug. 16. Four other fires were lit on other mountains surrounding the city. The Daimonji Okuribi event is held each Aug. 16 to bid farewell to the souls of ancestors at the end of the Bon festival.

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Kyoto mountains ablaze with Bon fire

KYOTO, Japan - An estimated 160,000 locals and tourists enjoy viewing a giant bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character 'dai' (great) on Mt. Nyoigatake in Kyoto on Aug. 16. Four other fires were lit on other mountains surrounding the city. The Daimonji Okuribi event is held each Aug. 16 to bid farewell to the souls of ancestors at the end of the Bon festival.

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Kyoto mountains ablaze with Bon fire

KYOTO, Japan - Locals and tourists view a giant bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character 'dai' (great) on Mt. Nyoigatake in Kyoto on Aug. 16. Four other fires were lit on other mountains surrounding the city. The Daimonji Okuribi event is held each Aug. 16 to bid farewell to the souls of ancestors at the end of the Bon festival.

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Fires lit in shape of ''Dai'' (large) in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Bonfires spelling out the Chinese character ''Dai'' (large) were lit on a hillside in Kyoto on Aug. 16 in the annual Daimonji Okuribi event symbolizing the return of the souls of the dead to heaven.

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Bonfire lighted in Kyoto to mark souls' return

KYOTO, Japan - People watch a bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character meaning ''large'' on Mt. Nyoigatake in Kyoto on Aug. 16 in the Daimonji Okuribi event. The event marks the return to heaven of the souls of the dead.

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Kyoto mountain ablaze with bonfire

KYOTO, Japan - Locals and tourists enjoy viewing a giant bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character ''dai'' (great) on a mountain slope in Kyoto on Aug. 16. The Daimonji Okuribi (great bonfire) event is held each Aug. 16 to bid farewell to the souls of ancestors at the end of the Bon festival. (Kyodo)

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Giant bonfire lights up Kyoto mountain

KYOTO, Japan - A giant bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character ''dai'' (great) lights up a mountain in Kyoto on Aug. 16. The Daimonji Okuribi event is held each Aug. 16 to bid farewell to the souls of ancestors at the end of the Bon festival. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto mountains ablaze with bonfire

KYOTO, Japan - An estimated 120,000 locals and tourists enjoy viewing a giant bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character ''dai'' (great) on a mountain in Kyoto on Aug. 16. Four other fires were lit on other mountains surrounding the city. The Daimonji Okuribi event is held each Aug. 16 to bid farewell to the souls of ancestors at the end of the Bon festival. (Kyodo)

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Daimonji Festival in Kyoto

Photo taken on the night of Aug. 16, 2018, shows a bonfire in the shape of a giant Chinese character meaning "large" on a mountain side during the Daimonji Festival, one of the most famous events in Kyoto. In the festival, formally known as Gozan no Okuribi, five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding the city in the culmination of the Obon period in summer. In Japan, it is believed that each year during Obon, ancestors' spirits return to this world in order to visit their relatives. The purpose of the bonfires is to guide these souls back to heaven. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Daimonji Festival in Kyoto

Photo taken on the night of Aug. 16, 2019, shows a bonfire in the shape of a giant Chinese character meaning "large" on a mountain side during the Daimonji Festival, one of the most famous events in Kyoto. In the festival, formally known as Gozan no Okuribi, five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding the city in the culmination of the Obon period in summer. In Japan, it is believed that each year during Obon, ancestors' spirits return to this world in order to visit their relatives. The purpose of the bonfires is to guide these souls back to heaven. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto mountains ablaze with Bon fire

KYOTO, Japan - An estimated 160,000 locals and tourists enjoy viewing a giant bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character 'dai' (great) on Mt. Nyoigatake in Kyoto on Aug. 16. Four other fires were lit on other mountains surrounding the city. The Daimonji Okuribi event is held each Aug. 16 to bid farewell to the souls of ancestors at the end of the Bon festival. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto mountains ablaze with Bon fire

KYOTO, Japan - Locals and tourists view a giant bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character 'dai' (great) on Mt. Nyoigatake in Kyoto on Aug. 16. Four other fires were lit on other mountains surrounding the city. The Daimonji Okuribi event is held each Aug. 16 to bid farewell to the souls of ancestors at the end of the Bon festival. (Kyodo)

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Fires lit in shape of ''Dai'' (large) in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Bonfires spelling out the Chinese character ''Dai'' (large) were lit on a hillside in Kyoto on Aug. 16 in the annual Daimonji Okuribi event symbolizing the return of the souls of the dead to heaven.

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Bonfire lighted in Kyoto to mark souls' return

KYOTO, Japan - People watch a bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character meaning ''large'' on Mt. Nyoigatake in Kyoto on Aug. 16 in the Daimonji Okuribi event. The event marks the return to heaven of the souls of the dead.