Nara in April 2027 — Festivals & Events

Bussho-e, Buddha's Birthday Flower Festival (Todaiji Temple)

April 8

Bussho-e, also called the Flower Festival, celebrates the Buddha's birthday at Todaiji on April 8. According to the temple's annual events page, a service is held in the Daibutsuden from about 8:00 to 9:00, after which visitors can pour sweet tea over the infant Buddha statue in a flower shrine set up in front of the Great Buddha Hall. The temple lists the sweet tea pouring as running until 17:00.

Access: About 5 minutes on foot from the Todaiji Daibutsuden-Kasugataisha-mae city loop bus stop; about 20 minutes on foot from Kintetsu Nara Station.