 Most viewed - Wakakusa-yama Burning 若草山焼き |
Burn baby burn...206 viewsThe fire is put out by 9 pm. Unless you're near the fire, it can get very cold, so dress warmly for this festival.
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On the Sunday before the second Monday of Jan., 33 hectares of a hill called Wakakusa-yama (seen in the distance here) next to Nara Park is burned at night.132 viewsThe burning hill looks more spectacular from afar, but we went up close.
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Bon fire burns112 views
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Bamboo torches and bamboo brooms111 viewsThe bamboo torches is filled with kerosene and plugged with cotton cloth. They are used to set the hill afire. The bamboo brooms are used to spread the fire or extinguish it. The brooms burn up by the end of the festival.
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Wakakusa-yama hill in January107 viewsWakakusa-yama hill actually has three hills. We see only the first one here.
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Sacred torch arrives at the foot of the hill.105 viewsThe sacred torch is lit at Kasuga Taisha Shrine and brought to Nogami Shrine in a torch procession. It is a small shrine at the foot of the hill.
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Ceremony at Nogami Shrine103 views
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The hill behind also starts to burn.102 views
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Dry grass ready to burn...100 views
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Fireworks100 views
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The deer have no idea what danger they are in...99 views
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Other torches are thrown in.98 views
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Bamboo torches and bamboo brooms97 viewsThe bamboo torches is filled with kerosene and plugged with cotton cloth. They are used to set the hill afire. The bamboo brooms are used to spread the fire or extinguish it. The brooms burn up by the end of the festival.
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Deer on the hill97 views
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The sacred torch lights the bonfire at around 6 pm.96 viewsYou can also see three lanterns for Todaiji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, and Kofukuji Temple. This is a joint festival between these three temples and shrine.
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Bon fire site95 views
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Bamboo torches94 viewsThe bamboo torches is filled with kerosene and plugged with cotton cloth. They are used to set the hill afire.
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Water bags94 viewsThe third item the volunteer firemen carry are water bags. The water bag is filled with water weighing 20 kg or so. A nozzle is also attached. It is used to extinguish the fire.
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The crowd93 views
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Volunteer firemen87 viewsThe hill set alight by 300 volunteer firemen and prefectural workers who climb up the hill.
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The sacred torch is brought.87 views
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Volunteeer firemen and staff hike up the hills.84 views
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Volunteer firement gather before going up the hill.83 viewsThe hill set alight by 300 volunteer firemen from all over Nara and prefectural workers who climb up the hill.
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