This festival is packed with the wintery charms of Nara, including the huge Tateyama illuminations representing the Four Heavenly Kings (Buddhist guardian gods who keep watch over the four cardinal points), the sale of “attaka-mon,” the hot local gourmet food of each municipality in Nara Prefecture, displays of traditional events from each area of the prefecture, lectures about the area’s history and customs, and workshops that allow you to experience the Nara Period (710 to 794).

Event Dates	Late January every year (tentative)
Event Details	Saturday, January 22 and Sunday, January 23, 2022
Official site	https://hoguhogunara.jp/
Location (venue)	Nara Prefecture Convention Center/Nara Palace Site
Address	Ni-jo Oji Minami, Nara-shi, Nara Prefecture
Venue website	https://www.suzakumon-heijokyo.com/

Region	Kinki
Category	Illumination, ライトアップ

Event organizers may change the date and time. Please check the official website.

update: Dec.3.2021