{"id":133,"date":"2011-08-14T13:47:53","date_gmt":"2011-08-14T13:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/?p=133"},"modified":"2012-06-15T11:37:39","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T11:37:39","slug":"candle-festival-in-nara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/candle-festival-in-nara\/","title":{"rendered":"Candle Festival in Nara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese know how to celebrate summer! This time we visited the candle festival in Nara. Nara is the old capital of Japan, and is a very traditional town with a huge park filled with wonderful temples. For this occasion, the beautiful park was completely decorated with candles and lanterns! The atmosphere was amazing, wandering around these candle-lit temples.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-138\" title=\"lights\" src=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/51.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/51.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/51-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-136\" title=\"Todaji\" src=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/31.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/31-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141\" title=\"shapes\" src=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/8.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/8-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143\" title=\"colors\" src=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/10.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/10-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-140\" title=\"full moon\" src=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/7.jpg 664w, https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/7-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-139\" title=\"light\" src=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/6.jpg 664w, https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/6-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144\" title=\"temple\" src=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/111.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/111-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They also lit up these really impressive wooden statues that stand guard at the sides of the great wooden gate that leads to one of the major temples of Nara. Almost creepy!<a href=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-137\" title=\"Guardian\" src=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/41.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/41.jpg 664w, https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/41-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And ofcourse a picture of the deers Nara is famous for! They even walk around the festival area :) (and steal your food and paper..)<a href=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-135\" title=\"Deers of Nara\" src=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/21.jpg 664w, https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/21-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134\" title=\"Shika\" src=\"http:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/11.jpg 664w, https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/11-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese know how to celebrate summer! This time we visited the candle festival in Nara. Nara is the old capital of Japan, and is a very traditional town with a huge park filled with wonderful temples. For this occasion, the beautiful park was completely decorated with candles and lanterns! 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