A repentance ceremony that has continued for more than 1260 years: Shuni-e/Todai-ji Temple
Performance of this traditional ceremony in the Nigatsu-do Ha...
Celebrating the birthday of Gautama Buddha: Bussho-e/Todai-ji Temple
On the anniversary of the birth of Gautama Buddha, a ceremony...
MEET AND GREET CUTE BABY DEER/ROKUEN
Deer’s breeding season is coming along in mid-May! The facili...
Heart-shaped hosen fans dancing in the air: Uchiwa-maki/Toshodai-ji Temple
This Buddhist memorial service remembers the virtues of the h...
Nara/Nishinokyo Lotus Road – A Journey to Experience Lotus and History
Lotus flowers are in full bloom during summer. Revered as a s...
Nara National Museum
With a plethora of remarkable Buddhist sculptures, paintings,...
Nara Daimonji Festival/Tobihino
Daimonji Festival is one of the major events during summer in...
Magnificent Shinto ritual performing arts and Jidai Gyoretsu (procession of people in historical costumes): Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri
The Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri is a regular festival of the Wa...
Repenting the sins of the previous year and praying for good fortune in the new year: Shusho-e
At Yajushi-ji Temple, the Shusho-e New Year’s ceremony in whi...
Takigi O-Noh A mysterious world lit be firelight
Embodying history and tradition, and one of Nara’s most tradi...
Embodying history and tradi...
Some 3,000 lanterns glowing with light: Chugen Mantoro Festival/Kasuga Grand Shrine
In this festival, some 3,000 lanterns on the grounds of the K...