When: Mid November Dates: 11 November - 13 November 2016 City: Bungo-takada Website: City Website Event page (Japanese), Oita Events (English) Description: One of the three largest semi-nude Shinto festivals in Japan. Men in fundoshi loincloths carry a festive float across a freezing river as a 15 metre, 5 tonne torch (the largest in the country) is set on fire.