The bonfires of Kanji for "big" are lit at Nyoigatake (Mt. Daimonji) in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture on August 16, 2024. The annual traditional event called Gozan no Okuribi to send off the spirits of ancestors who arrived during Obon period, in which five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding the Kyoto City.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )