Mt. Wakakusayama (Mt. Mikasa)

This is a mountain with an elevation of 342 meters located at the eastern tip of Nara Park. The entire mountain is covered in grass and since it has three small hills that look like conical hats, it is also called Mt. Mikasa (three-hat mountain). Visitors can see deer scattered around the mountain and the mountain makes for a beautiful sight in all four seasons including cherry trees in the spring and changing leaves in the autumn. Every year on the fourth Saturday in January the mountain is set on fire, and a launch of fireworks is used as a sign that the entire mountain is ablaze. This is one of Nara’s large events when there is syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism between Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Todaiji Temple, and Kofukuji Temple so as to pray for the peace and comfort of ancestors, Nara’s disaster prevention, and world peace as well as to announce the coming of spring.

Spot details

Address: Nara Pref. Narashi Kasuganochou Little Women Map
Area: Nara Park Area
Phone: 0742220375
Fees: [Climbing fee] [Adults (Junior high school students and older)] 150yen [Children (3 years old and over)] 80yen
Parking Lot: Available(45spaces)
※Wakakusa summit parking lot (Free, driveway fee)
Note: [Opening period] 3Monday3rdSaturday-12Monday2ndSunday