Festivals · Kansai
Wakakusa Yamayaki (Mount Wakakusa burning)
若草山焼き
The whole 33 ha grass hillside above Nara Park is set alight after 600 fireworks, a tradition said to settle a boundary dispute between Todaiji and Kofukuji. Nara's signature winter night.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Sat 23 Jan 2027
- Date status
- Confirmed by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Mount Wakakusa, Nara Park
- City
- Nara
- Prefecture
- Nara
- Region
- Kansai
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The whole 33 ha grass hillside above Nara Park is set alight after 600 fireworks, a tradition said to settle a boundary dispute between Todaiji and Kofukuji. Nara's signature winter night. Free; mountain-foot viewing area via timed entry at Nara Kasugano International Forum Nothing to book; good distant views from Heijo Palace site and Nara hotels' upper floors
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking links for this event are added after the product checks pass.
Official source: https://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2149993.html. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.