A fire burns during the annual Fire Festival held at the Konjoin Temple on June 28, 2006 in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Every year around 1000 visitors come to participate and to wish for good luck at the 1200 year old Temple. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)

A monk holds a baton of fire during the annual Fire Festival held at the Konjoin Temple on June 28, 2006 in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)

A monk sits in a hot pan over a fire during the annual Fire Festival held at the Konjoin Temple on June 28, 2006 in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)

A Monk holds a baton of fire with his teeth during the annual Fire Festival held at the Konjoin Temple on June 28, 2006 in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)

A monk prays during the annual Fire Festival held at the Konjoin Temple on June 28, 2006 in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)

A Monk leaps through fire during the annual Fire Festival held at the Konjoin Temple on June 28, 2006 in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)