Observe and try your hand at traditional calligraphy brush and ink making Nara Brush Festival／Sugawara Tenmangu

The Brush Festival is held at Sugawara Tenmangu once a year i...

Heart-shaped hosen fans dancing in the air: Uchiwa-maki／Toshodai-ji Temple

This Buddhist memorial service remembers the virtues of the h...

Casting out “demons”, the symbol of worldly passions, and repenting everyday sins: Onioi-shiki／Yakushi-ji Temple

On the final day of the Shuni-e Hanae-shiki (Buddhist ceremon...

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...