Hidari-Daimonjiyama

大文字山

Kyoto, Kyoto · Elevation 231 m

Hidari-Daimonjiyama (left Daimonji), also known by the place name Daikitayama, is a rocky 231 m hill in Kita Ward of Kyoto City, northwest of Kinkaku-ji. Its slope holds the 53 stone-and-concrete fire beds that form the "大" character (48 m top stroke, 68 m left stroke, 59 m right stroke) lit each August 16 as one of the five Gozan no Okuribi bonfires, a Kyoto City Registered Intangible Folk Cultural Property. To protect the ceremonial site, public entry to the mountain is prohibited year-round. The peak is listed in the Kyoto-fu 339 Mountains.

Hidari-Daimonjiyama at a glance

Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Thu, November 5: clear, gusts up to 5 m/s.

Hidari-Daimonjiyama weather (hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:20, sunset 17:01

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Precipitation	mm													0.7	1.3	0.6	4.1	0.2			0.3		0.4	0.2		0.3	0.2								0.3	0.4																				0.2	0.1										0.3									0.2	4.4	4.4		0.1	0.2
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