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 26th - January 5th, 2024*
Oct 26 - Dec 1: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Dec 7 - Jan 5: 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
*In December and January, the event is held on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, December 23rd, and December 24th
- 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) 350 yen (if you pay the entry fee during the day, you will not be charged extra.)
- Link: Bamboo Lanter Illumination website
Murou Art Forest Illumination
The Murou Art Forest near Murou-ji Temple is hosting an illumination event. Enjoy beautifully lit art pieces in this open-air museum for a limited time. The hours are extended during the event.
November 18th - 20th, 2024
5 pm - 8 pm
Last admission: 7:30 pm / The event will be canceled in case of rain.
- Location: Murou Art Forest (181, Murou, Uda City, Nara Prefecture)
- Parking: Available. Enter from the north gate.
- Fees: Adults 410 yen, High school students 200 yen, Junior high school students and younger free
- Link: More information on the venue
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 1st - 10th, 2024
6 pm - 8 pm
Food and drink stalls will be operating from 4 pm to 8 pm
- Location: Hingashi-no-Taki Falls and Yumebuchi (Omura, Higashiyoshino Village, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture)
- Parking: Park at Higashiyoshino Campground (Google Maps). You also park at Niu Kawakami Shrine on November 9th and 8th.
- Link: More infomation on the venue
Murou-ji Autumn Illumination
Enjoy the beautifully illuminated autumn leaves and the five-story pagoda.
November 2nd - 4th, 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th, 30th, December 1st, 2024
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
Summer Lights at Nabekura Valley
Solar lights mysteriously illuminate the 650-meter-long river of rocks. This place is also known as one of the best stargazing spots.
July 24th - August 31st, 2024
- Location: Oshio, Yamazoe Village, Yamabe-gun, Nara Prefecture
- Access: Get off at Konoguchi (神野口) of Meihan National Expressway, drive approximately 4.1 km toward Mt. Kono. (The ruote is very dark at night)
- Parking: Available
- Link: Forest Park Konoyama
Uda-Matsuyama Summer Night Illumination
Artistic lanterns gently light up the historic townscape of Uda-Matsuyama. Read more
August 29th - 31st, 2024, 6 pm - 9 pm
- Venue: Uda-Matsuyama Historic Town District, Uda Animal Park (August 30 & 31)
- 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)