Editorial photo #13587151 Human Interest

Daily Life In Miyajima Island

MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: A Yamabushi monk performs a ritual purification over smoldering embers during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This final Shugendo rite is performed to sanctify the path before hundreds of devotees follow the monks in walking barefoot across the hot cypress coals. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13587151
Date taken: 15 April 2026
Location: —
Photographer: Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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