The Naraya Flower Festival (Tokae), which illuminates Nara City with a focus on Nara Park, with candles, is an event held for 10 days in early August every year from 1999, and is now established as a summer feature of Nara. doing.
Koihana is a flower-shaped waxy mass that can be created at the end of a wick, and it is named "Kotohanakai" because it is considered auspicious in Buddhism. The sight filled with innumerable flickering candle flames feels as if it were just looking at it would lead to peace of mind and good luck.
Initially, about 10,000 candles were used per day, but the number of candles has increased year by year, and now it exceeds about 20,000. It is also possible to participate in one customer group for the cooperation fee 500 yen. In addition, it was floating candle which used normal paraffin first, but uses palm oil which is kind to natural environment from around 2003. It is also a feature that has progressed year by year, such as safety considerations will be made even if the deer speaks.
Photo: Saruzawa Pond and Kofuku-ji Five-storied Pagoda
Photo: Nara Park / Ukimoen. It is a truly impressive scale.
Once more than 20,000 candles were placed in the place where Hirajokyo flourished, it will be a truly mysterious and mystical world, honoring the sheer elegance of the ancient city of Nara.
The contrast with the photo / lighted up Ukidou is beautiful.
"If it's a Shonenkai"
August 5 (Fri)-14 (Sun), 2016
Candle lighting time / 19:00 to 21:45 Holding area / Ukimo garden ground, Kasugano garden ground, Nara Kasugano International Forum 甍 ~ I · RA · KA ~, Asukagahara, Saruzawa Pond and Fifty-two steps, Ukimido, Kofukuji , Nara National Museum, Todaiji Kagoike (13th and 14th only), Kasuga Taisha (14th only)
"If it's Rinkakai" official site
Photo: The stairs from the Saruzawa pond to the Kofuku-ji Temple are also fantastically changed in style.
Nara events that you would like to visit along with the "Karahanakai"
Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays from July 17 to August 28
Natsu Shiroge Kasuga Taisha Shrine Tokino, Nara Park (about 9 minutes from 9:00)
Nara's deer protection website
August 5-7
Nawarima Night Culture "The Ghost Story of Midsummer" (From 20:00 to 21:00, 19:00 Open for Junior High School Students and over 1,000 Yen and Elementary School Students and 500 Yen and Less)
Nara City Hall Website
August 7
Big Buddha Houseclothes Todaiji Temple Big Buddha Hall (around 7: 00-9 :30)
Todaiji Website
August 13-15
Yoran Bonkai (Urabone) Yakushiji Temple (9-17 o'clock, 17 o'clock, 15 o'clock-legal talk 14 o'clock-.
Yakushiji homepage
August 14-15
Chugen Bansho Kasuga Taisha (19: 00-21 :30)
Kasuga Taisha website
August 15
Nara capital letter fire flame Kasuga Taisha ground Tohikino, Mt. Takamaru (congratulation festival 18:50 to 20:00 ignition 20 o'clock concert 20 to 20:30)
Kasugano Nara Sightseeing Website
August 15
Many Lights Served Party Todaiji Temple ( 19-22 o'clock)
Todaiji Website
August 23-24
Jizo-kai all-lamps offering service興 (17:00 to 21:00)
Motokoji official website
August 27th and 28th
Basara Festival Nara City
Basara Festival Official Website
