Bussho-e, Buddha's Birthday Flower Festival (Todaiji Temple)
Medium crowdKansaiNara, Nara
Date
April 8
Region
Kansai
About this festival
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.
Highlights
- โService in the Daibutsuden from about 8:00 to 9:00
- โSweet tea poured over the infant Buddha statue until 17:00
- โFlower shrine set up in front of the Great Buddha Hall
- โVisitors can also drink the sweet tea there
Getting There
About 5 minutes on foot from the Todaiji Daibutsuden-Kasugataisha-mae city loop bus stop; about 20 minutes on foot from Kintetsu Nara Station.
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