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Fire festival in western Japan

SHINGU, Japan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Men hold up burning torches during a traditional festival dating back about 1,400 years at Kamikura shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Feb. 6, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Fire festival in western Japan

Men hold up burning torches during a traditional festival dating back about 1,400 years at Kamikura shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Feb. 6, 2025.

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Fire festival in western Japan

Men hold up burning torches during a traditional festival dating back about 1,400 years at Kamikura shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Feb. 6, 2025.

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Fire festival in western Japan

Men hold up burning torches during a traditional festival dating back about 1,400 years at Kamikura shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Feb. 6, 2025.

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Fire festival in western Japan

Men hold up burning torches during a traditional festival dating back about 1,400 years at Kamikura shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Feb. 6, 2025.

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Fire festival in western Japan

SHINGU, Japan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Men hold up burning torches during a traditional festival at Kamikura Shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 6, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Fire festival in western Japan

Men hold up burning torches during a traditional festival at Kamikura Shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 6, 2024.

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Fire festival in western Japan

Men hold up burning torches during a traditional festival at Kamikura Shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 6, 2024.

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Omizutori event at Todaiji temple in Nara

NARA, Japan - Photo taken by multi-exposure shows large torches being carried up to Nigatsudo hall's balcony at Todaiji temple in Nara on March 12, 2014, as part of the temple's Omizutori event. The burning embers that shower down from the balcony are believed to bestow onlookers with a safer year.

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Fire festival

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - Burning torches of cypress wood are carried during an annual fire festival at Kumano Nachi Grand Shrine in the town of Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on July 14, 2013.

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Fire festival

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - Burning torches of cypress wood are carried during an annual fire festival at Kumano Nachi Grand Shrine in the town of Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on July 14, 2013.

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Fire festival

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - Burning torches of cypress wood are carried during an annual fire festival at Kumano Nachi Grand Shrine in the town of Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on July 14, 2013.

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Fire festival at Kumano Nachi Grand Shrine

SHINGU, Japan - White-robbed local people carry 12 huge burning torches of cypress wood at the climax of an annual fire festival at Kumano Nachi Grand Shrine in the town of Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on July 14, 2010.

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Fire festival at Kumano-Nachi Shrine

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - Young people carry huge burning torches at the climax of an annual fire festival at Kumano-Nachi Shrine in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on July 14.

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10,000 tourists enjoy fire festival at Kumano-Nachi Shrine

SHINGU, Japan - Local youths walked up and down steep stairs in front of Kumano-Nachi Shrine in the town of Nachi-Katsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on July 14, carrying giant burning torches. Some 10,000 tourists gathered to view the Nachi-no-Himatsuri (Nachi Fire Festival), during which 60 local youths took turns carrying 12 burning torches. Each torch was 1.4 meter long and weighed 50 kilograms.

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Todaiji's Nigatsudo lit up

Todaiji Temple's Nigatsudo edifice in Nara is lit up by burning torches in the spring 'Omizutori' event that began March 1. Monks offer repentance to the sacred god of the edifice and wish for peace and good harvest in the tradition, which ends March 14 this year.

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Fire festival at Kumano-Nachi Shrine

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - Young people carry huge burning torches at the climax of an annual fire festival at Kumano-Nachi Shrine in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on July 14. (Kyodo) (Kyodo)

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Omizutori event at Todaiji in Nara

Giant torches ranging from 6 to 8 meters are held over the crowd from the balcony at Nigatsudo Hall at the Todaiji in Nara, on March 1, 2016, during the temple complex's Omizutori event, which has been held every year since 752. The burning embers are believed to bestow onlookers with a safe year. Photo was taken by multi-exposure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire festival at Kumano Nachi Grand Shrine

SHINGU, Japan - White-robbed local people carry 12 huge burning torches of cypress wood at the climax of an annual fire festival at Kumano Nachi Grand Shrine in the town of Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on July 14, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Todaiji's Nigatsudo lit up

NARA, Japan - Todaiji Temple's Nigatsudo edifice in Nara, western Japan, is lit up by burning torches during the 'Omizutori' (water-drawing) ceremony that began March 1. In the traditional event, which lasts until March 14, monks offer repentance to the Goddess of Mercy and pray for peace and the happiness of the people.

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Todaiji's Nigatsudo lit up

Todaiji Temple's Nigatsudo edifice in Nara is lit up by burning torches in the spring 'Omizutori' event that began March 1. Monks offer repentance to the sacred god of the edifice and wish for peace and good harvest in the tradition, which ends March 14 this year.