On January 15th of each year, Nozawa Onsen (Hot Spring) village celebrates the one of Japan's 3 Greatest Fire Festivals. 25 and 42-year-old men in the village must protect a wooden shrine from attackers with fiery torches. The festival ends as the shrine is engulfed in flames.

• 25 min. from Iiyama Sta. by Bus
  20 min. from Togarinozawaonsen Sta. by Car
• +81-269-85-3166
• Nozawa Onsen Village, Nagano
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