Hilma

Where Hilma would send you

1. 1 Kasuga Taisha Attraction Aug 31
   Kasuga Taisha

   Kasuga Taisha was founded in 768 CE by the Fujiwara clan, and its architecture — the Kasuga-zukuri style — is named after this shrine.

2. 2 Mantōrō Event Aug 31
   Mantōrō

   Aug 1 – Aug 31 ended

   Twice a year all the lanterns at Kasuga Taisha are lit at once — the Mantōrō festival — and the shrine becomes a constellation of flame swaying in the dark.

   Kasuga Taisha
3. 3 Kasugayama Primeval Forest Attraction Aug 31
   Kasugayama Primeval Forest

   Kasugayama Primeval Forest is a UNESCO World Heritage site where cutting and hunting have been prohibited since 841.

4. 4 Nara National Museum Attraction Aug 31
   Nara National Museum

   The Nara National Museum holds Japan's most comprehensive collection of Buddhist sculpture — nearly 100 works from the Asuka period (7th century) to Kamakura (14th), including several National Treasures.

5. 5 Kōfuku-ji Attraction Aug 31
   Kōfuku-ji

   Kōfuku-ji's five-story pagoda (50m, Japan's second tallest) and the National Treasure Hall with the Ashura statue are among the author's favorite things in Nara.

6. 6 Man'yo Botanical Garden Attraction Aug 31
   Man'yo Botanical Garden

   Man'yo Botanical Garden features every plant mentioned in the Man'yōshū, the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry.

7. 7 Isui-en and Yoshiki-en Gardens Attraction Aug 31
   Isui-en and Yoshiki-en Gardens

   Isui-en uses borrowed scenery from the surrounding hills; Yoshiki-en offers a guided matcha experience in its teahouse.

8. 8 Kobaien Shop Aug 31
   Kobaien

   Kobaien on Sanjō-dori has been making sumi ink since 1575.