After Dark in ENN 2022

Here are nighttime events in East Nara Nabari. Enjoy another natural beauty that is different from the daytime.
The events are subject to cancelation depending on the weather or covid-19 status.

Akame 48 Waterfalls Bamboo Lantern Illumination

1,500 bamboo lights create a spectacular view. More info

October 22, 2022 - January 31, 2023*
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

* Closed from December 28 through January 2, on weekdays in December and January.

  • 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
  • Link: Akame 48 Waterfalls official website

Akame 48 Waterfalls Bamboo Lantern Illumination / 赤目渓谷 幽玄の竹あかり

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 11 - 13, 2022
5:30 pm - 8 pm

  • Location: Hingashi-no-Taki Falls and Yumebuchi (Omura, Higashiyoshino Village, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture)
  • Link: More infomation on this site

Yumebuchi / 夢淵

Murou-ji Autumn Illumination

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

November 23 - 27, 2022
5 pm - 7 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. Enter by 6:30 pm
  • Link: Murou-ji official website

Muroji Illumination

Soni Highland Yama Akari Illumination

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

September 10 - November 23, 2022
Sunset - 9 pm

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

Yama Akari at Soni Highland