After Dark in East Nara Nabari 2025

Here are nighttime events in East Nara Nabari. Enjoy another natural beauty that is different from the daytime.

Soni Highland Yama Akari Illumination

About 200 lanterns beautifully light up the promenade at the Plateau.

September 20 - November 24, 2025
Sunset - 9 PM

• Location: Soni Highland （Taroji, Soni Village, Uda-gun, Nara Prefecture)
• Parking: ¥800 per car at Noguchi parking / Free at Farm Garden 
• Link: Soni Highland

Akame 48 Waterfalls Bamboo Lantern Illumination

2,000 bamboo lights create a spectacular view. More info

October 26 - November 30, 2025
5 PM - 8 PM

December 6, 2025 - January 25, 2026*
5pm - 8pm

*In December and January, the event is held only on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and December 22 to 25.

• Location: Akame 48 Waterfalls（Nagasaka, Akame-cho, Nabari City, Mie Prefecture）
• Access: 10-min bus ride from Kintetsu Akameguchi (赤目口) station
• Parking: Available
• Fees: Adult 700 yen (over age 15), Child (age 6 and older) 400 yen (if you pay the entry fee during the day, you will not be charged extra.)
• Link: Bamboo Lantern Illumination website

Murou-ji Autumn Leaves Festival

Enjoy the beautifully illuminated autumn leaves and the five-story pagoda.

November 1-3, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22-24, 29, 30, 2025
5 PM - 8 PM

Last admission: 7:30 PM

• Location: Murou-ji Temple (78 Murou, Uda City, Nara Prefecture)
• Access: Get off at Muroguchiono (室生口大野) station, take a bus bound for Murou-ji (室生寺) and get off at the final stop. Walk for 5 minutes.
• Parking: Available
• Admission: 600 yen/adult, 400 yen/child.
• Link: Murou-ji official website (check "Murou-ji Autumn Leaves Festival)

Hingahi no taki & Yumebuchi Illumination in Higashiyoshino

Hingashi no Taki, one of the sacred waterfalls in the ENN, and Yumebuchi, where three rivers flow, are lit up magically on the night of Higashiyoshino, a mountainous village in Nara Prefecture.

November 7^th - 9^th, 2025
5 - 8:30 PM

Food and drink stalls will be operating on the 8^th and 9^th, from 4 to 8:30 pm at Higashiyoshino Campground (Map link below)

• Location: Hingashi-no-Taki Falls and Yumebuchi (Omura, Higashiyoshino Village, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture)
• Parking: Park at Higashiyoshino Campground (Google Maps) or Niukawakami Shrine
• Link: More infomation on the venue

Uda-Matsuyama Summer Night Illumination

Artistic lanterns gently light up the historic townscape of Uda-Matsuyama. Read more

August 28^th - 30^th, 2025, 6 pm - 9 pm

• Venue: Uda-Matsuyama Historic Town District, Uda Animal Park (August 29 & 30)
• Access: From Kintetsu Haibara Station, take a bus bound for ‘Ouda’ and get off at the final stop ‘Ouda’. Uda-Matsuyama area is within a walking distance of the bus stop.
• Parking: Available at Michi no Eki Udaji Ouda (Map)
• Link: Official blog (JP)