Mt. Fuji Climbing Season Ends with Fiery Festival of Over 100 Giant Torches

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The traditional Yoshida no Himatsuri (Yoshida Fire Festival), marking the end of the summer climbing season on Mt. Fuji, was held on Tuesday in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture. Flames from about 110 large torches, each of them 3 meters tall, lined a national highway, glowing red and illuminating t...

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