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Taima-dera Temple: Nerikuyo-eshiki Ceremony
Nerikuyo-eshiki Ceremony May 14th Legend has it that Princess Chujo was born to Toyonari Fujiwara, a powerful minister in the 8th century...
Fan Scattering Ceremony
Uchiwamaki Toshodai-ji Temple, May 19th Temple bells toll and a crowd of worshipers scramble to catch and pick up heart-shaped uchiwa...
musikfest NARA 2017
The 6th installment of Musikfest runs from Saturday June 10th through Sunday 25th at various locations throughout Nara Park and Nara...
Golden Week
Japan’s new fiscal year is not yet a month old, new company employees are in training, and many schools are not yet in their second week...
Top 5 Cherry Blossom Viewing Spots in Nara
Spring his in sight! Warm weather and clear skies are on their way, and clouds of pink flowers are due to engulf Japan's sakura trees....
Sacred Water Drawing Ceremony at Todaiji's Nigatsudo
March 1st - 14th Todaiji's Nigatsudo, or February Hall, was originally built in the 8th century on the instructions of the priest...
NARA RURIE 2017
“Every moment of light and dark is a miracle”. Walt Whitman Rurie - A festival of light and lapis lazuli Since lapis lazuli was...
The Otateyama Matsuri
Wonderful Winter Festival. This year, for the second time, lions, dragons and demons will dance and run through the streets to the...
"The stars twinkle, they watch us from heaven"
So ends the traditional song sung during Japan’s Tanabata Star Festival every summer. Based on the Chinese Qixi Festival, the Tanabata...
musikfest NARA 2016
Musikfest Nara 2016 is going on now and preventing the rainy season from dampening June! This, the 5th installment of Musikfest runs from...
Nara Oktoberfest 2016
What’s the best tool for beating the heat and humidity of June? Beer of course and lots of it! It might only be the start of summer, but...
Magical Fireflies in the Heart of Nara
Yellow-green lights glimmer in the darkness. They almost look like Christmas lights hanging in the undergrowth, but Christmas lights...
Golden Week: Children's Day
Kabuto battle helmets and figurines of a boy riding a carp are displayed in the homes of families with children and colorful koinobori...
Heijyo Tempyo Festival
Dance teams in shishi lion costumes show off their skills, falconers demonstrate the beauty and prowess of their raptors, and the Emperor...
THE GREEN STUFF
“Green tea is good for your health because it is a strong anti-oxidant,” Ohka-Sensei, the leader of the tea ceremony, informs the...
SARUSAWA TV - The Otateyama Matsuri
The Sarusawa Boys at the inaugural Nara Otateyama Festival. The news of a brand new festival to be held in Nara City was initially met...
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