Akame 48 Waterfalls Bamboo Lantern Illumination

October 26 - November 30: 5-8pm
December 6 - January 25*: 5-7:30pm

*December & January: Held only on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and December 22 to 25.

Located in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, Akame 48 Waterfalls is a symbolic attraction in Muro Akame Aoyama National Park which lies across Nara and Mie prefecture. It is said that this mysterious valley with clear streams used to be a training ground for ninja.

This year, 2,000 bamboo lanterns — a lamp made of a bamboo tube with hand-carved decorations — illuminate the valley and create a fantastic atmosphere with a background of colored leaves.

As an SDGs project, this event is aiming to conserve the environment: All the lanterns used for this event are made out of thinned bamboo abandoned in Nabari.

Venue

Akame 48 Waterfalls

Trail entrance (Akame Waterfalls Aquariuim) to Fudo Falls

Access

By car: 2 hours from Osaka, 2.5 hours from Nagoya

Free parking available

If you come by republic transport, please use a taxi for your return, as there are no buses available for the trip back.

Entrance Fees

Adult: ¥700

Elementary & middle school student (ages 6-15): ¥400

Preschool-child (under 6): Free

Guests who paid the ¥1,000 Valley Maintenance Fee earlier are exempt from the Illumination Entrance Fee.

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Location

671-1 Akame-cho Nagasaka, Nabari City, Mie Prefecture

Public Transport

Take the Kintetsu Railway and get off at Akameguchi station (赤目口), then take a bus to Akamedaki (赤目滝)
From Osaka: Faster routes: Take Kintetsu Limited Express Train from either Osaka-Namba, Uehonmachi, or Tsuruhashi. Get off at Haibara or Nabari* to transfer to a Local or Express Train. Get off at Akameguchi.; Economical and easy route: Take Kintetsu Express Train from either Osaka-Namba, Uehonmachi, or Tsuruhashi, and get off at Akameguchi.
From Kyoto: Faster routes: Take Kintetsu Limited Express Train from Kyoto (Kintetsu). Transfer at Yamato-Yagi. Transfer at Haibara or Nabari* to a Local or Express Train. Get off at Akameguchi.; Fast and easy route: Take Kintetsu Limited Express Train from Kyoto (Kintetsu). Transfer at Yamato-Yagi to take a Local or Express Train. Get off at Akameguchi.; Economical and easy route: Take Kintetsu Express Train from Kyoto (Kintetsu). Transfer at Yamato-Yagi. Get off at Akameguchi.; (*Some Limited Express Trains do not stop at Haibara. In that case, you have to get off at Nabari to transfer and go back one station)
From Nara: Faster routes: Take Kintetsu Express Train from Kintetsu-Nara. Transfer at Yamato-Saidaiji to a Limited Express Train. Transfer at Yamato-Yagi. Transfer at Haibara or Nabari* to a Local or Express Train. Get off at Akameguchi.; Economical and easy route: Take Kintetsu Express Train from Kintetsu-Nara. Transfer at Yamato-Saidaiji. Transfer at Yamato-Yagi. Get off at Akameguchi.; (*Some Limited Express Trains do not stop at Haibara. In that case, you have to get off at Nabari to transfer and go back one station)
From Nagoya: Faster route: Take Kintetsu Limited Express Train from Kintetsu-Nagoya. Transfer at Nabari to a Local or Express Train. Get off at Akameguchi (Depending on the timetable, you need to transfer at Ise-Nakagawa before you arrive at Nabari); Economical route: Take Kintetsu Express Train from Kintetsu-Nagoya. Transfer at Ise-Nakagawa. Get off at Akameguchi. (This takes 2.5 hours, 1 hour longer than the faster route)

Visit here for overall information about the area and railway

For more information on the trains, please visit Kintetsu Railway website.

October 26 - November 30: 5-8pm December 6 - January 25*: 5-7:30pm