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Daimonji-yama and the hills of Kyoto · Every August
Gozan no Okuribi
Five bonfires shaped as characters light the hills around Kyoto to send the ancestors home, one night a year.
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Know before you go
- The fires burn for only about 30 minutes; be in place by 7:30pm and expect trains home to be a crush.
- Rooftop viewing at hotels and department stores sells out; the free riverbank is fine for the Dai.
- Kansai Airport to Kyoto is 75 minutes by Haruka express; the Kamo River viewing banks are a 15-minute bus ride north of the station.
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