One of the biggest festival in Kyoto: Gozan no Okuribi (五山の送り火)

Coming August 16th would be Gozan-no-Okuribi Festival. You could see five mountains with 5 different shapes/characters lit with fire. It is obon (the period spirits of ancestors coming back to their home). Gozan-no-Okuribi is for sending the spirits off. It is on the16th from 20:00! You could check this map from the link below: http://www.google.co.jp/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kyokanko.or.jp/okuribi/image/okuribi_map.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.kyokanko.or.jp/okuribi/enkaku_e.html&h=790&w=760&sz=72&tbnid=lTwmKPKV6NioWM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=87&zoom=1&usg=__PBuE7FXPu4tqZYJPxrwk5ppMgtI=&docid=YRQs1pXYu31iZM&hl=ja&sa=X&ei=J9cIUoTJEMWqkwWU7YH4Bg&ved=0CDUQ9QEwAg&dur=1683