Japan Adventure

Beautiful-sounding bell near the temple, with autumn leaves around.


A little boy pulls the rope which causes the log to strike the bell.


It's very crowded here near the firewalking ceremony. This man has already walked -- he's cleaning his feet & replacing his socks & shoes.


I climbed up to the porch of the temple to try to get a better view - not great, but you can see the smoke from the fire & the bare feet of the walkers. The monks are in yellow.


Each walker bowed at the end of the walk. There was a very long line waiting to walk the fire, so we decided to just watch . . .