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Toba Shinmeisha Shrine

The Great Bonfire of Toba

At Toba’s fire festival, two giant burning towers become the focus of a fierce village contest, as men hurl themselves at the flames to wrench out the sacred trees hidden within and read the fortunes of the year ahead.

Filed Under: Documentary, Matsuri, Travel Tagged With: Chubu, Fire Festival, Japan, National Intangible Folk Cultural Property, Thaddeus Pope, The Great Bonfire of Toba, Toba Shinmeisha Shrine

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