Dosojin Fire Fesitval, held on January 15th each year in Nozawa Onsen, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

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Dosojin Fire Fesitval is held on January 15th each year in Nozawa Onsen, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Men carry flaming torches through the town to the bonfire. -- Dosojin Fire Festival, held on January 15th each year Nozawa Onsen, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. A sacred festival in which the town's residents drunk with sake, climb atop a giant bonfire and other locals try to set it on fire.

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