On the second Sunday in January, a ceremony takes place at Mount Wakakusa around a pyre of herbs called Wakakusa Yamayaki. The monks of the temples of Nara set fire to the dry winter grasses. A torch is first lit at the Kasuga-taisha shrine, then a procession of monks carries it to a small shrine at the foot of the hill. The whole hill is then burned.
Wakakusa Yamayaki, the burning hill
Mount Wakakusa is located in Nara, Japan. Japan, beyond the eastern end of Nara-kōen. The Buddhist temples of Tōdai-ji and the Shinto shrine of Kasuga-taisha, part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara" registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are located at the foot of Mount Wakakusa.
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