The torch is made of Moso-chiku (Phyllostachys edulis) with a diameter of 7-10 cm and a length of 1.3-1.5 times longer than their height, to which a bundle of rice or wheat straw is bound as kindling.
直径7-10センチ程の太さ、背丈の1.3-1.5倍程の長さの孟宗竹に藁（いなわら）や麦藁の束を縛り付け、火を付けて松明とする。