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 February 2005
Photo of the Day Archive for October 2006
Photo of the Day Archive for December 2003
Riding the Eastern & Oriental Express
Hadaka Matsuri Getting Naked...In Japan...In January
Strangers in Strange Lands at Cinequest 2013
Film Review: Cherry Blossoms
Miyagawa, Takayama: A Morning By the Crystal River