The new event in the Nara's winter season.
The event had been opened.
And closed yesterday... I found some twinkling in Mt. Wakakusa a week before
Then, the big sound of fireworks in the middle of last week.



I guess many Nara people thought the mountain burning event had already finished?
Too bad we couldn't see well the fireworks because of the bad weather.
Seems quite a lot of people visited this event.
Even though Nara's winter is really cold.
Because tourists don't visit because of the chilly winter,
this event has started.
It was not as crowded as the Tokae Festival,
but more people joined it compared to that of the first event of Tokae.
The next year's event will be much greater by word of mouth!
Much better for young couples since it's around Valentine's Day and cold enough to hold each other???
On the same day, Kasuga Shrine, Kofukuji Temple and Todaiji Temple were open till 8 o'clock at night, so that people could enjoy Nara very much.
The approach to Kasuga Shrine was mysteriously dark, so that we enjoyed the mystic world, completely different from Kobe Luminarie.
It's a ceremony to pray for others' happiness, a warm moment among the chilly winter days.

It's hot in Vancouver as well!
Getting medals is not everything, but I hope Japan will get them a lot.
I'm an athletic-type film director dropping tears while watching the games.