After Dark in East Nara Nabari 2025

Last Updated on August 27, 2025

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

Akame 48 Waterfalls Bamboo Lantern Illumination

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

October 26^th - November 30^th 2025
5pm - 8pm

December 6^th 2025 - January 25^th 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

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)

Soni Highland Yama Akari Illumination

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

September 20 - November 24, 2025
Sunset - 9pm

• Location: Soni Highland （Taroji, Soni Village, Uda-gun, Nara Prefecture)
• Parking: Available
• Link: Soni Highland