Kyoto “Gozan Okuribi” Letters drawn with flames color the night sky of the ancient capital |

Kyoto’s “Gozan Okuribi” is a traditional event held every year on the night of August 16, in which letters and shapes are drawn with flames on the five mountains surrounding the Kyoto Basin.

When the lighting started at 8pm, letters and shapes such as “Daimonji,” “Myoho,” “Fune-gata,” “Hidaimonji,” and “Torii-gata” appeared in the sky. the night

The city of Kyoto was full of people who gathered to see the okuribi, and about 300 people attended the viewing party held on the roof of the Nishijin Text Center in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City.

Visitors took time to admire the magnificent scenery and take pictures.

A woman in her 40s who visited with her family said, “It was the first festival in Obon since my father died, so I was happy that the whole family was able to see it. The capital letters looked different than usual, I was very moved, and I was thinking of my father while I was looking at them.” he said.

According to the police, about 47,000 people visited the Gozan Okuribi festival this year, more than 20,000 more than last year.