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Notification about the Gozan Okuribi bonfires

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Notification about the Gozan Okuribi bonfires

Due to the rain, changes have been made to the lighting time schedule of the 2022 Gozan Okuribi bonfires.

The lit off time of  five characters

August 16th
Daimonji (large):8:10P.M.(10minutes delayed)
Myoho (Buddha’s remarkable teaching):8:13P.M.(8minutes delayed)
Funagata (ship)8:10P.M.
Hidaridaimonji (large on Mt. Hidaridaimonjiyama)8:15P.M.
Toriigata (shrine gate)8:20P.M.

For details about Gozan Okuribi (bonfire) , refer to the following link: 
About the Gozan Okuribi (bonfire)
https://kyoto.travel/en/season_festivals/gozan_okuribi.html

Cautions upon viewing the Gozan Okuribi bonfires
https://kyoto.travel/en/news/news_cautions_okuribi.html