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Mount Wakakusa
若草山Nara · Kansai
Mount Wakakusa is a grassy hill rising directly behind Nara Park, its three tiers climbing to a summit with an open view over the city, the Todai-ji roofline and the Nara basin. Deer graze the slopes, and the turf is kept short and treeless by the annual burning. It is gated and ticketed, and closed through the winter; the Yamayaki grass-burning festival sets the whole hillside alight one night each January.
- Best season
- Spring · Autumn
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Rating
- 4.6· 963 reviews
- Opening hours
- Daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Admission
- Entry 150 yen for middle-school age and above, 80 yen for ages 3 to elementary school.
- Nearest station
- Kintetsu Nara Station
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
9:00–17:00Stored weekly hours
Daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Closures
- Open season only: the hill is gated and closed from the 2nd Monday of December to the 3rd Friday of March.
How to get there
From Shin-Osaka Station · ~1h by car
Tags
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