Hometown Stories
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 at 8:00 PM, Monday 23 September.
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