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All About Walking On Fire Festival in Mt. Takao, Japan – A Report & Sightseeing Guide

Have you ever seen walking-on-fire things anywhere? I’ve come across people walking on fire for their training in “oriental” scenes

I’ve referred to Sugen-do in the post about Tengu (Japanese goblins) legends. What’s that? Today I’d like to talk about

Mount Takao is a place of Tengu tales. You’ll meet Tengu statues all around there. …What are they? Tengus are Japanese

Mount Takao (Takao-san/Takao-zan in Japanese) has been a mountain for local hikers and elementary school students in Western Tokyo. It surprised