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Nara Todaiji Temple Omizutori Festival
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When:
Anuually. March 2010
Where: Nara, Japan
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Fire and Water festival - Nara Japan The monks of Todaiji Temple are in charge of the spring ritual. Just after midnight 11 chosen monks climb the stairs of the temple with burning torches. As they get closer to the altar they try to catch up with the divine time. The other monks strike on the drums and mumble mantras facts that contribute to the magic atmosphere. The Temple is an hour by train from Osaka or Kyoto.
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IMPORTANT:
Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers
before making any travel arrangements.
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Event related information:
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The official website of Nara City
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Contact:
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Nara City Tourist Center Phon: 0742-22-3900(Japanese only) 0742-22-5595(Foreign language available)
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Free |
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Online hotel reservations - Immediate Confirmation:
background and overview:
In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Following the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854, Japan opened its ports and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island.
In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and a staunch ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, actual power rests in networks of powerful politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives.
The economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth, but Japan still remains a major economic power, both in Asia and globally. In 2005, Japan began a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]
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 Location: Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. |
Languages:
Japanese |
Climate:
Varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north . |
Capital:
Tokyo |
Time Zone:
UTC+9 |
Currency (code):
yen (JPY) |
Call Code:
+81 |
Electric Power:
100V 50/60 Hz |
Tourist office:
Japan National Tourism Organization 10th Floor, Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan Building, 2-10-1Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006 |
Tourist website:
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