On August 23, 2025, the traditional "Agematsu" festival, illuminating the late summer night sky, took place in the Tsurugaoka area of Miyama Town, Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture. Residents threw blazing torches into the air, aiming for the bamboo baskets called "moji" attached to the tops of torogi (traditional wooden poles) about 20 meters tall, creating trails of flame across the pitch-black valley.
Articles are excerpts from reports and news in the Kyoto Shimbun. Due to automatic translation, some expressions may not be accurate.
