Easy Japanese news in translation: Big torches bring spring in Nara
Eleven approximately 8-meter-long kagotaimatsu torches made an appearance in the omizutori ceremony to herald the arrival of ...
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Huge torches lit for priests' training delight visitors at Todaiji temple in Nara
NARA -- Large torches were ignited March 12 during the annual "Shuni-e" two-week training of Buddhist priests at Todaiji temple's Nigatsu-do hall here. When the approximately 8-meter-long ...