Editorial photo #13587142 Human Interest

Daily Life In Miyajima Island

MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: Yamabushi monks rake smoldering cypress coals into a path during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This stage of the ancient Shugendo ritual involves flattening the remains of a sacred pyre to prepare the ground for the barefoot fire-walk. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13587142
Date taken: 15 April 2026
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Photographer: Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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