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| When | Every year, 03-01 to 03-14 🟢 Confirmed |
| Where | Todai-ji Temple, Nigatsu-do Hall, Nara, Japan |
| Cost | Free to watch |
| Booking | Not required to attend |
A Buddhist purification ritual held at Todai-ji's Nigatsu-do Hall since the year 752, where monks bearing giant torches march along the balcony each night, showering sparks over the crowd below, said to mark the arrival of spring.