Travel | Nara 奈良

Aahh.. beautiful Nara.

Famous for the deer (shika), deer cookies (shika senbei) and one of the three great Buddha's (daibutsu)!

The day we visited Nara, the streets were packed. We didn't know that there was a festival going on and that something special was about to happen that night.

These beautiful pictures were taken by my boyfriend :)

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Travel | Wakakusa Yamayaki 若草山焼き

Every year, at the end of January, a complete mountain in Nara is being set on fire.

This has been a tradition for hundreds of years and its origins are said to lie in a disagreement over the boundaries of Kofuku-ji Temple and Todai-ji Temple.

Nowadays, it has turned into a festival and before the mountain is set on fire there is entertainment and gorgeous fireworks.

These lovely pictures were made by my boyfriend :)

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