Mount Wakakusa

  • Published on : 28/10/2015
  • by : Japan Experience

Mount Wakakusa in the east of Nara is a 342m-high grass-covered hill which is set alight in January during the Wakakusa Yamayaki ceremony.

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  • Duration : 8 hour
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  • Locations : Tokyo, Hakone Mt Fuji, Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima, Miyajima
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