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Daimonji Fire Festival 2015

8/16/2015

The Daimonji Fire Festival in Kyoto on August 16, 2015. The lighting of the "dai" character the mountainside, as well as four other characters on mountainsides around the city, help guide the spirits of the ancestors back to their resting places after visiting family during the Bon Festival.

Photos by Paul Crouse

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Paul Crouse is an native English speaking professional photographer and guide who a has lived in Kyoto for more than 22 years. He is the owner of Kyoto Photo Journeys. He is originally from Michigan, USA.

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