Night Yakitori

One of the food stands at the dontosai festival at Kamo Jinja.

Standing in Front of the Fire

During the dontosai festival, people burn the previous year's and New Year's decorations, charms, and other items as a way to pray for good fortune in the coming year.

This year I burned some of my shodo practice sheets. My teacher said it would [is thought to] increase my skill.

Dontosai

People coming out from paying respects at Kamo Shrine.