The Moriyama Fire Festival

In January, the city of Moriyama has a Fire Festival. Drunk men wearing barely anything (remember it's January and freezing!) carry HUGE straw torches throughout the town. They bring these torches to a temple where they arrange them in a circle and then light them on fire. When I was there, I saw some guys climb on top of the burning torches. They would then jump off when they got hit by the burning ashes. Idiots I tell you. For all you pyro fans, this is definitely the festival for you.