Last Updated on December 1, 2023
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 21, 2023 - January 28, 2024*
Oct 21 - Nov 30, Dec 23-25: 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Dec 1 - Jan 28 (except Dec 23-25): 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
*In December and January, the event is held only on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays.
- 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: Bamboo Lanter Illumination website
Kagiroi Viewing
Join the traditional gatherins and witness a rare natural phenomenon in the mid-winter. More info
Fabruary 11, 2024
Pre-event: December 29th
- Location: Manyo Park (Nakanosho, Ouda, Uda City, Nara Prefecture)
- Access: 20 minutes drive from Kintetsu Haibara Station or 8 minute walk from Michi-no-Eki Udaji Ouda
- Parking: Available
- Link: Kagiroi Viewing
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, 2023
5:30 pm - 8 pm
- Location: Hingashi-no-Taki Falls and Yumebuchi (Omura, Higashiyoshino Village, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture)
- Parking: Park at Higashiyoshino Campground (Google Maps)
- Link: More infomation on this site
Murou-ji Autumn Illumination
Enjoy the beautifully illuminated autumn leaves and the five-story pagoda.
November 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2023
5 pm - 8 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 7:30 pm
- 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 23rd - August 27th
- 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 24th - 26th, 6 pm - 9 pm
- Venue: Uda-Matsuyama Historic Town District, Uda Animal Park (August 25 & 26)
- 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)