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
World Cup Fever - Hong Kong
Riding the Eastern & Oriental Express
Photo of the Day Archive for July 2006
20 things in Tokyo
Strangers in Strange Lands at Cinequest 2013
Seijin Hi: Coming of Age Day in Japan
Hadaka Matsuri Getting Naked...In Japan...In January