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Photographer's Note
Toba no Himatsuri - the fire festival of Toba
Official name is 禅oba-dai-kagaribi (the great bonfire of Toba).
Two large torches called 全uzumi� are planted at the centre of Toba-Shinmeisha-shrine on the eve of the festival. The torches are about 5 meters high and they weigh up to 2 tons each. Inside each massive pile of bamboos and sun-dried miscanthus are a 全hingi (holy tree)� and 12 ropes symbolising the months of the year, which will be sought by the men once the torches are kindled. The climax of the festival. The spectacle of men jumping into the flames to take the 蘇oly tree� is simply unmissable.
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13Feb2011 20:05
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Juzo
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(2151) 2011-09-04 7:37
Hi George,
This is so intense, it feels like madness, yet there is something soulful about this, and I like it.
Cheers
Justin
delnaja
(2056) 2011-09-07 2:09
Impressive result George. Intense as Justin mentionned. I'm completely hypnostized with what I'm seeing ... Stunning.
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Copyright: George Massahide (CycleEyes)
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(24) - Genre: 場所
- Medium: カラー
- Date Taken: 2011-02-13
- Categories: 祭り
- Exposure： f/4.5, 1/25 seconds
- Photo Version： Original Version
- Theme(s)： Toba no Himatsuri - the fire festival of Toba [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2011-09-02 23:23
