 Most viewed - Wakakusa-yama Burning 若草山焼き |
Burn baby burn...216 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.143 viewsThe burning hill looks more spectacular from afar, but we went up close.
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Bon fire burns124 views
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Bamboo torches and bamboo brooms123 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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Sacred torch arrives at the foot of the hill.118 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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The hill behind also starts to burn.116 views
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Wakakusa-yama hill in January115 viewsWakakusa-yama hill actually has three hills. We see only the first one here.
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The deer have no idea what danger they are in...115 views
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Fireworks113 views
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Ceremony at Nogami Shrine113 views
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Dry grass ready to burn...112 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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Bon fire site111 views
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Other torches are thrown in.111 views
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Deer on the hill109 views
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The sacred torch lights the bonfire at around 6 pm.106 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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Bamboo torches105 viewsThe bamboo torches is filled with kerosene and plugged with cotton cloth. They are used to set the hill afire.
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The crowd105 views
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Water bags104 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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Volunteer firemen99 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.96 views
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Volunteeer firemen and staff hike up the hills.94 views
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Volunteer firement gather before going up the hill.91 viewsThe hill set alight by 300 volunteer firemen from all over Nara and prefectural workers who climb up the hill.
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