160309-0031 - Kyoto Skyline

Kyoto skyline in pastel blue-grey, showing silhouetted temples and shrines. In the background the Japanese character for large (大, dai) can be seen on the mountains.

On August 16, giant bonfires are lit on five mountains surrounding Kyoto to celebrate the Gozan no Okuribi (五山送り火) festival, also known as Daimonji (大文字).

The largest and most famous of these fires is shaped as the character ‘dai’.