One of Japan’s three mystical festivals was held Saturday evening at a shrine positioned on the foot of Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Yoshida Fire Festival is a conventional occasion held in Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture, that has been handed down for over 400 years to wish for secure mountaineering by guests and to appease volcanic eruptions.
This yr, an unusually massive variety of 3-meter-tall torches had been assembled, with round 110 lanterns lighting up a 2 kilometer pathway from round 6:30pm.
Tourists had been entranced by the mesmerizing ambiance of flames portray the evening sky purple, overwhelmed by the facility of the flames up shut.
The conclusion of the competition marks the tip of the summer season’s climbing season round Mount Fuji, and the transition into autumn apparel.
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