Sagicho – New Year’s Fire Festival

Burn house decorations for the New Year and talismans from the previous year, wishing for the New Year’s fortune and prosperity on January 15 – Luna New Year. Sagicho (or Dondoyaki) is a local festival and carried out across Japan. It is related to Shinto practices and often takes place at shrines. The photos were at Oyama Jinja Shrine, Kanazawa.

No fire sign at this shrine