They held an event where people dress up in kimono and walk on the lit-up street. At Udamatsuyama Yumekaido Machinami Light-up. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)  …

Thinking that the mother and child would make a pretty picture, Miki rushed to take a picture. That’s why it is blur (^^;) Doesn’t it look good anyway? Copyright(C) Miki…

When the lanterns were lit, the sky was beautifully aglow. At Kagami Ike (Mirror Pond) in Todai-ji Temple. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN…

2,500 lanterns were lined on the approach of Todai-ji temple for the Annual Memorial Service for the Ancestors (the Mantou-Koyou-E). Prayer for the quake and tsunami stricken area were written…

Todai-ji Temple Annual Memorial Service for the Ancestors (the Mantou-Koyou-E). The service was conducted in a solemn atmosphere. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)     This is…

The flowing patterns on the bamboos are so beautiful. It is a lighting event called “Mizuakari” from Kumamoto Prefecture touring Nara. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)  …

“It’s a tea whisk, a tea whisk!” Miki heard someone calling the candle artwork a bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea (^_^) At Kasuganoenchi. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English…

Candles were lit around Kofuku-ji Temple in Nara during Tokae (candlelight event). In the broad venue, this would be the place where you can feel the history of Nara the…

The moon was floating beautifully above the Ukimido, a hexagon hall in the Nara Park. It means “Floating Moon Hall.” Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This…

Watching Onpara Festival Firework Display through a torii gate at Omiwa Shrine. Beautiful! (This is a composite of two photos.)Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is…

Girls in beautiful yukata are staring at one of the 20,000 candles lit in the Nara Park for a summer event Toukae. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)…