But once a year on the 14th July, the stone staircase to the waterfall comes alive with festival participants bearing gigantic flaming torches weighing up to 60 kg!
The ritual is carried out to purify the route for the 12 deities of the shrine, who are carried down the waterfall in mikoshi (portable shrines).
Could you handle the heat?
Photo: @kawai.photo on Instagram #Tradition
The Holiday and Travel Magazine
Could you handle the heat?
Photo: @kawai.photo on Instagram #Tradition
Japan National Tourism Organization
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The Holiday and Travel Magazine
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