Japan Nara Kasuga Grand Shrine Travel Guide

Tour route:

Inside the inner courtyard of the Gohonden Hall: South Gate → South Corridor → Binden and Dancing Hall → Gyeongmon Gate → West Corridor → Naokaiden → Iwamoto Shrine → Ringo Garden → Seijingmon → Mitarai River → Inner Palace → Ninri Corridor → Gohonden → Tsubakimoto Shrine → Fuumiya Shrine → Treasure House → Taga Shrine → Fujinami House
From the Gohonden to the Ichitorii Gate: Gohonden → Ichitorii → Shadow Matsu → Horse Debridge → God of Victory → Otashisho → Hihono → Lotus Tea House → Manyo Botanical Garden → Kasuga Taisha Shrine Treasure Hall → Thank You and Symbiosis Hall → Chariot House → Eshito Shrine → Two Torii Gate → → Fushika Tesui Shrine → Tsuchiden
Gohonden to Kii Shrine: Gohonden → Tomb → Hongu Shrine → Gomiya → Oma lantern → Ohkusu → Young Prince Shrine → Bamboo cypress → Couple Daikoku Shrine → Kii Shrine
From Gohonden to Mizutani Shrine: Gohonden → Katsurahoden → Sakeden → Tsunden → Funado Shrine → Sonomiya Shrine → Ichigonshu Shrine → Mizutani Shrine

Best time to visit:

Spring Festival: March 13, 9:00

Odenue Festival: March 15, 10:00

Mizutani Shrine Flower Festival: April 5, 10:00

Tea offering: May 10th, 11:00

Xin Yuneng: May 11th and 12th, 11:00

Kofukuji Temple Kanzhu shrine participation form: January 2, 10:30

Kagura Begins: January 3, 11:00

Imperial Prayer Begins: January 7, 10:00

Dance music begins: January 15, 13:00

Setsubun lanterns: Setsubun 18:00 in February

Zhongyuan lanterns: August 14, 15

Kasuga Wakamiya Festival: December 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th

Plucking Festival: August 15th of the lunar calendar every year

Flower Festival: Camellia , early February to early April; mazui wood, late February to mid-March; wisteria, mid-April to mid-May