
Oniya
When:
January 7, 2027
Where: Kurume City, Japan
Category: Community & Culture
Official Website:
http://www.kourasusan.jp/
Image by: Evestival
Feel the heat of one of Japan’s three biggest fire festivals. Oniya features six massive torches, each 13 meters long, carried by loincloth-clad men around the temple grounds to drive away evil spirits and pray for peace in a shower of auspicious sparks.