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...
Enjoy traditional Bugaku and Gagaku court music and dance! Meiji-sai/Bunka no hi Manyo Gagaku-kai
Held to celebrate the great achievements of the Emperor Meiji...
Enjoy the avenue of cherry blossoms illuminated at night: Saho River Kawaji Sakura Festival
Flowing through Nara City and Yamatokoriyama City, the Saho R...