Our one and only all-nighter, and Oh, what a night it was
August 19th 2008 Every year Kyoto is set on fire
- strategically of course. There are mountains surrounding the city, which usually only serve to up the temperature and humidity, but on this night, they are the focal points of millions of eyes. International and domestic tourists flock to Japan's cultural heart to see the fires that mark the Obon festival.
I must admit that I was expecting more fe
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