Access & Viewing Guide
Venue Map
Paid Viewing Areas
(Entry check-in for the Foothill Area)
Sacred Fire Procession Route
*To ensure the sacred fire procession can proceed safely, access may be restricted depending on crowd conditions. Thank you for your understanding.
To the Foothill Paid Area
By Bus
First, please come to the check-in location, Nara Kasugano International Forum IRAKA.
*It takes about 15 to 30 minutes on foot from the check-in location to the Foothill Paid Area.
From Kintetsu-Nara Station
- Take the Nara Kotsu bus “City Loop (Outer Route)”
- Get off at “Todaiji Daibutsuden / Kasuga Taisha-mae”
- About a 5-minute walk to the check-in location (Nara Kasugano International Forum IRAKA)
- Take the Nara Kotsu bus bound for “Kasuga Taisha Honden”
- Get off at “Nara Kasugano Kokusai Forum Iraka-mae”; the venue is right there
From JR Nara Station
- Take the Nara Kotsu bus “City Loop (Outer Route)”
- Get off at “Todaiji Daibutsuden / Kasuga Taisha-mae”
- About a 5-minute walk to the check-in location (Nara Kasugano International Forum IRAKA)
- Take the Nara Kotsu bus bound for “Kasuga Taisha Honden”
- Get off at “Nara Kasugano Kokusai Forum Iraka-mae”; the venue is right there
For service information, timetables and fares, please see Nara Kotsu’s “Nara Bus Navi web“.
*The last bus departs JR Nara Station at 4:58 p.m.
From JR Nara Station West Exit, take the Gurutto Bus (weekends and holidays only), Nara Park Route, get off at “Kasuga Taisha”, then walk about 5 minutes
*On the day, the last bus departs at 3:35 p.m.
To the Foothill Paid Area
On Foot
First, please come to the check-in location, Nara Kasugano International Forum IRAKA.
*It takes about 15 to 30 minutes on foot from the check-in location to the Foothill Paid Area.
From Kintetsu-Nara Station
Nara Kasugano International Forum IRAKA is about a 20-minute walk east from Exit 2 of Kintetsu-Nara Station.
From JR Nara Station
It is about a 40-minute walk to Nara Kasugano International Forum IRAKA. The area is expected to be crowded on the day, so please allow plenty of time.
Traffic Restrictions
There is no dedicated parking for Wakakusa Yamayaki
There is no dedicated parking for Wakakusa Yamayaki
Traffic restrictions will be in place around Nara Park on the day, and roads and nearby parking lots are expected to be congested. Please use public transportation whenever possible.
As a general guide based on previous years, traffic restrictions are in place from about 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. From about 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., some sections are fully closed to all vehicles, including buses and taxis.
Getting to Nara Park
For access to Nara Park, please see “Nara Park & Heijo Palace Site Access Navi”.
