This flaming display held in mid-February is called Dondo yaki, in which huge pyres of New Year's decorations are burned to send off old spirits and to pray for health and safety in the upcoming year.
Photo of the Day Archive for January 2004
Photo of the Day Archive for October 2006
World Cup Fever - Hong Kong
Photo of the Day Archive for March 2005
Photo of the Day Archive for May 2004
Hadaka Matsuri Getting Naked...In Japan...In January
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My life In Tokyo