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
Kung Hei Fat Choi
Eclipsed in Hong Kong
Photo of the Day Archive for October 2006
Riding the Eastern & Oriental Express
Sakurajima Volvano
Miyagawa, Takayama: A Morning By the Crystal River
Lost and Found at Cinequest 21
Seijin Hi: Coming of Age Day in Japan