The Kasuga Shrine

At the Kasuga Shrine

Plaque about the On Asoka Pillar

On Asoka Pillar

A Torii gate in the woods

Deer in front of a residence in Nara

A water fountain where I saw Japanese visitors first wet and clean their hands before praying in a nearby temple

A view of wooden houses and the surrounding stone sculptures

Locals painting

Stone lanterns littered the areas near the shrines

These were some lanterns on the left of a path

The lanterns on the right of the same path

A deer shrine

Japanese men at the Kasuga Shrine

Lanterns in front of the Kasuga Shrine

The wooden blocks used by locals to write the petitions and wishes in temples and shrines

A temple

A scene in downtown Nara. Men making mocha dough.

Right before dusk, Nara locals lined certain areas in the city center with candles. They were all light then it poured cats and dogs putting a damper on the quiet candle light festival.

Nara at night and its candle light festival