那智の扇祭り（那智の火祭り）
Wakayama · Kansai
One of Japan's three great fire festivals, at Kumano Nachi Taisha: twelve fan-shaped mikoshi are ritually purified by twelve 50kg flaming torches carried up the stone stairway to Nachi Falls, alongside the UNESCO-recognized Nachi Dengaku dance.
Happens every year
What to expect
A dramatic, smoke-filled procession of huge flaming torches on stone steps.
Best viewing tips
Free public viewing along the shrine approach; main rites run roughly 10:00-15:30.
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