Jizokai Wan Light

Jizokai Wan Light

Event Overview

From seventeen o'clock, a legal service is held in the Kyuraku-do to enshrine Jizo Bodhisattva to pray for the disease-free disaster and healthy growth of children. After that, rapeseed oil is poured into a lantern plate in which a prayer is made in front of the stone Buddha group in the precinct, and the kerosene of the Igusa core is ignited, and the garnish is served. Closed on both days at 20:30 (reception until 20).

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Yuangenji Temple
  • Address:   
  • 11 Chuin-cho, Nara-shi, Nara
  • Public Transportation:   
Kintetsu Kintetsu Nara Station → 12-minute walk
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0742-23-1377 (Wonkongji)

Event Period

  • Friday, August 23-Saturday, August 24, 2024

Price

Admission fee: Free, donation fee 2000 yen (including bills, lighting dishes, and Toba)

Event Category

Festival of fire and lights

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