Shortly after 8pm on August 16th and Daimonji slowly comes to life as the 75 individual bonfires are lit.

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   Daimonji is also known as 'Josei-gata' (女性型), which means 'feminine style'. Compared with the heavier strokes of Hidari Daimonji (左大文字 lit. Left Daimonji) to the north west of the city, Daimonji's slender strokes are considered more womanly and beautiful.

   From noon on August 15th until the next day people gather at a station close to Ginkaku-ji to write down their prayers on wooden prayer tablets (護摩木). These are then bundled together and carried up the mountain to be used within the bonfires.