By DAISUKE MUKAI/ Staff Writer
August 10, 2020 at 18:11 JST
Spectators gather at the Gozan no Okuribi festival on Aug. 16, 2019. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
KYOTO--Pranksters pulled off a spectacular stunt late Aug. 8 by lighting up a mountain slope on the eastern side of this ancient city with a giant rendition of the kanji character "dai," meaning big, apparently to fool residents that an iconic annual summer festival was being held as usual, only earlier. [Read More]
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