Nara Tokae Festival (2024)

Photo:Courtesy of Association of Nara Tokae Festival
Photo:Courtesy of Association of Nara Tokae Festival

The ancient capital's nights are illuminated with fantastic lights

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This annual summer event beautifully illuminates the nights of the ancient city of Nara with lights. A "Toka" is a flower-shaped cluster that forms at the end of a candle wick, and it is said that the formation of this cluster brings good luck; hence, the event was named after it.

Numerous candles bloom yearly into stunning light flowers in various locations throughout Nara Park.


This year (2024), the event will be held at nine venues around Nara Park for ten days from August 5th (Mon) to August 14th (Wed). At the Nara Kasugano International Forum I・RA・KA venue, you can experience "One Guest, One Light," where you can place a candle cup anywhere you like and light it (reception from 19:00 to 21:00). Be sure to admire the candle lights that beautifully illuminate the nights of the ancient city of Nara. Please visit the official Nara Toukae website below for detailed information on the area.


*The Todaiji Temple venue will only take place on August 13th (Tue) and 14th (Wed).

*The Kasugataisha Shrine approach venue will only open on Wednesday, August 14th.

*The event will be held even in light rain. It may be canceled due to weather conditions.

*Congestion is expected during the event, so please use public transportation.

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General Information

Event period
2024/8/5 (Mon) - 8/14 (Wed) Lighting time 19:00-21:30 *Dates and times vary depending on the venue
Event venue
Nara Park
Address
Kasuga-cho, Nara City, Nara
Access
・Approximately an 8-minute walk from Kintetsu Nara Station.
・Approximately a 20-minute walk from JR Nara Station, or a 7-minute ride on the Nara Kotsu Bus (city loop, outer route) to the "Kencho-mae" stop. Alternatively, you can get off at the bus stop for your desired shrine or facility.
Website

Association of Nara Tokae Festival official website (Japanese)

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