Todaiji Lantern Service 2026: Date, Admission Fee & Hours
Todaiji Manto Kuyoe 2026 (Aug 15): ~2,500 lanterns before the Great Buddha — plus Todaiji's verified admission fee (¥800) and opening hours.
일시 · 장소
- 일시
- 2026/08/15 10:00 – 2026/08/15
- 장소
- Todaiji Great Buddha Hall（406-1 Zoshicho, Nara City, Nara）
- 도시
- Nara
- 가는 방법
- About 20 minutes' walk or a bus to Daibutsuden from Kintetsu Nara Station.
- 요금
- Great Buddha Hall admission applies (around ¥800).
- 주최
- Todaiji Temple
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- About 20 minutes' walk or a bus to Daibutsuden from Kintetsu Nara Station. Open directions in Google Maps ↗
- Booking & entry
- Check tickets and details on the official page (button above).
- Paying
- Great Buddha Hall admission applies (around ¥800).. Smaller venues in Japan are often cash-first — carry some yen (cards/IC not guaranteed).
- Language
- Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
- Good for
- culture seekers, solo-goers
하이라이트
- Around 2,500 lanterns lit before the Great Buddha
- The hall's observation window opened so the Buddha's face is visible
- A quiet, candlelit Obon atmosphere
유래와 배경
Held on the night of Obon, the lantern service offers light to guide ancestral spirits; the upper window of the hall is opened so the Great Buddha gazes out over the visitors.
알아두면 좋아요
Arrive before dusk to catch the lanterns being lit, and view the Buddha's face across the pond from the opened window.