The Wakakusa Mountain Burning Festival in Nara, Japan, is held only one day a year. 🇯🇵📢Official release: 2025.1.25 [Nara Yama Festival, Japan]

There are festivals of burning things all over the world, but the scene and scale of Nara's Yama Festival will make you stunned! 🔥 Once the fire started, the whole mountain lit up. The fireworks and the mountain fire were so shocking! - 😍 Wakakusa Mountain Burning Festival 🌟 🎫Entry📅Date: January 25 🕑Time: 18:15-19:00 👀Tourist viewing points: Takaenyama, Heijo Palace ruins, Oike ✨Activity process✨ (Refer to the 24th year Burning Mountain Festival process~) 12:30 - 15:00 Activities at the foot of the mountain, including deer cake throwing competitions, hot food stalls related to Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Kofuku-ji Temple, and Todai-ji Temple, etc. 16:45 Take fire from the Kasuga Taisha furnace. 17:05 The procession carrying the sacred flame sets out from Tobino to Mizutani Shrine. 17:25 The starter flame is lit at the torch lighting site set up near Mizutani Shrine. 17:40 Monks from Todai-ji Temple and Kofuku-ji Temple chanted sutras and prayed, and the flame procession moved to Mt. Wakakusa to prepare for lighting the flame. 18:15 The fireworks festival will be held at Wakakusa Mountain. Hundreds of fireworks will be set off at the fireworks festival, including the very stunning Shakudama fireworks. 18:30 Fire is taken from the mountain bonfire, and the Nara City Defense Corps ignites the Wakakusa Mountain Grassland at the signal of conch shells, trumpets and firecrackers. 🚇Transportation Guide By train: Depart from Kintetsu Nara Station or JR Nara Station. Bus: Take the city loop bus (clockwise) and get off at the "Todaiji Temple Daibutsuden Kasuga Taisha-mae" stop. Walk about 15 minutes to the foot of Mt. Wakakusa. Walking: About 30 minutes on foot from Kintetsu Nara Station; about 50 minutes on foot from JR Nara Station. 🌟Notes Weather influence: The activity may be cancelled due to bad weather, please confirm in advance. Safety: There are many people on site, please pay attention to your personal belongings and personal safety. Keep warm: The event will be held at night in winter, and the temperature is low. It is recommended to wear warm clothes Transportation: There may be traffic congestion after the event, so it is recommended to plan your return trip in advance.