Festival of Fire
A night experiencing Toyohashi’s traditions beneath columns of hand-held fireworks
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A night experiencing Toyohashi’s traditions beneath columns of hand-held fireworks
Kunisaki’s traditional fire festival, where Kebesu and Touba send sparks flying
A Sengoku-era pageant unfolds on Mount Kasuga, with armored warriors charging forward
A fire festival of prayer and flames, setting Notojima’s night sky ablaze
A port town’s summer festival, with 2 mikoshi racing up Shrine Hill by bonfirelight
Imao’s fire festival, where bamboo mikoshi from 13 neighborhoods offer flames and sound
A fire-prevention ritual passed down in Yonekawa, with a group in straw costumes racing through town
A festival where giant fire oxen carrying history race through the city
A strange festival of racing past flames, splitting green bamboo, and sending a large rope down the river