Kurama Fire Festival (Hi-Matsuri) Kyoto, Japan 【HD】

Want to know more about Kyoto? ********************************************** The Kurama Hi-matsuri (fire festival) is held every year in October 22 in a small town in the mountains, about 17 km up north Kyoto. Kurama’s fire festival history goes back to the Heian period, and it is said that this tradition was started by Emperor Suzaku. Since then, the villagers have continued celebrating this festival in the Yuki Shrine. In this fire festival, the young people of th