Sagichō Fire Festival
sagichō fire festival japanese 左義長 also called dondoyaki japanese どんど焼き name festival celebrated japan usually january local event town village resident burn gate pine new year decoration well pray good fortune new year sagichō festival held shinto shrine sagichō fire festival celebrated japan since least th century mentioned monk kenkōs tsurezuregusa used celebrated january lunar calendar origin may related lantern festival china sagichō fire festival become famous tourist attraction dōsojin fire festival celebrated nozawaonsen nagano sagicho fire festival held seacoast oiso kanagawa etc festival also celebrated japanese shintoist shrine overseas hilo daijingu ヒロ大神宮 hilo hawaii festival burning character big japan lantern festival china st john fire festival festival fire tokyo dondo yaki – burning new year’s decoration