murmurNerikuyo Procession of the 25 Bodhisattvas (Taima-dera Temple)
Katsuragi City · Taima-dera Temple grounds
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Taima-dera Naka-no-bo · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid April
- How the date is set
- Every year on April 14 In rain, the procession circles the Mandala Hall instead of crossing the bridge
- Venue
- Taima-dera Temple grounds
- City
- Katsuragi City, Nara
About
At Taima-dera in Katsuragi, the memorial day of Princess Chujo brings a living re-enactment of her welcome into paradise. A bridge is set up across the grounds, and figures of twenty-five bodhisattvas, with Kannon and Seishi in front, move slowly along it to meet the princess on a visit home to this world and lead her back to the Pure Land. The rite rests on the legend that, in the Hoki era, she was greeted by the bodhisattvas and taken in her living body to Amida Buddha's paradise. The procession begins at 4 p.m. and is free to watch from the grounds. The same day offers prayers over undergarments, an illustrated sermon on the Taima Mandala, a special show of temple treasures tied to the princess, and a rare opening of the rear doors of the National Treasure mandala shrine.
Sources
- OfficialTaima-dera Naka-no-bo www.taimadera.org
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
Other events this month
On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.