Mount Wakakusa
Mount Wakakusa (若草山 Wakakusa-yama), also known as Mount Mikasa (三笠山 Mikasa-yama), is a 342-metre-high (1,122 ft) mountain located in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan, to the east of Nara Park. On the fourth Saturday of each January, the dead grass of Mount Wakakusa is burned in an annual festival known as Yamayaki (山焼き literally "mountain roast"; common translation: "prescribed burn"). The tradition supposedly originated from a boundary dispute between two temples, Todai-ji and Kōfuku-ji in 1760. As the mediations failed, the entire mountain was set ablaze. Other explanations suggest the extermination of wild boars or pests as a result. The festival today begins with a ceremonial igniting by members of both temples, followed by a fireworks display. The festival has been postponed due to poor
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Mount Wakakusa
Mount Wakakusa (若草山 Wakakusa-yama), also known as Mount Mikasa (三笠山 Mikasa-yama), is a 342-metre-high (1,122 ft) mountain located in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan, to the east of Nara Park. On the fourth Saturday of each January, the dead grass of Mount Wakakusa is burned in an annual festival known as Yamayaki (山焼き literally "mountain roast"; common translation: "prescribed burn"). The tradition supposedly originated from a boundary dispute between two temples, Todai-ji and Kōfuku-ji in 1760. As the mediations failed, the entire mountain was set ablaze. Other explanations suggest the extermination of wild boars or pests as a result. The festival today begins with a ceremonial igniting by members of both temples, followed by a fireworks display. The festival has been postponed due to poor
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若草山（わかくさやま）は、奈良県奈良市の奈良公園の東端に位置する標高342m、面積33haの山である。
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若草山（わかくさやま）是位在奈良縣奈良市奈良公園東端的山。標高341.8公尺。
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Mount Wakakusa is located on the central Japan
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Mt. Wakakusa viewed from Heijō Palace
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El monte Wakakusa (若草山 Wakakus ...... ), al este del Parque de Nara.
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Il monte Wakakusa (若草山, Wakak ...... one, ad est del parco di Nara.
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Le mont Wakakusa (若草山, Wakakus ...... est particulièrement renommé.
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Mount Wakakusa (若草山 Wakakusa-y ...... as been postponed due to poor
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若草山（わかくさやま）は、奈良県奈良市の奈良公園の東端に位置する標高342m、面積33haの山である。
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若草山（わかくさやま）是位在奈良縣奈良市奈良公園東端的山。標高341.8公尺。
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Wakakusa
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若草山
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若草山
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