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posted by  Yubi | 6 years, 8 months ago in Art & Culture

Huge bonfires on mountains lit up Japan's old capital, Kyoto, on Wednesday night in an annual Buddhist ceremony.

One bonfire on a mountainside formed the shape of the Chinese character meaning "large".

This was followed by the lighting of fires on 4 other mountains, including one in the shape of a boat.