Hometown Stories

6:10 AM to 6:40 AM

Sunday 22 September

About 1,500 local men in traditional white costumes run down a mountain path, lighting up the night with sacred torches, in a centuries-old fire festival in Shingu City, western Japan.

Hometown Stories airs on NHK World HD at 6:10 AM, Sunday 22 September.

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