{"id":669,"date":"2020-01-01T21:01:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T12:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorenara.com\/?p=669"},"modified":"2021-05-18T16:16:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T07:16:22","slug":"new-years-day-at-hase-dera-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorenara.com\/?p=669","title":{"rendered":"New Year&#8217;s Day at Hase-dera Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Located in the mountains to the south of the central Nara area, Hase-dera is a huge but quiet temple.<\/p>\n<p>Many temples conduct special ceremonies or rituals typically during the first seven days of January to celebrate the coming of the New Year and pray for peace of the world. Hase-dera is not an exception.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_676\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-676\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-676\" src=\"https:\/\/explorenara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hasedera_2001_main-gate-e1577874450898-360x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Temple gate decorated according to the tradition of Japan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_674\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-674\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-674 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/explorenara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hasedera_2001_stairs_1-e1577874491860-360x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stairs to the Main Hall<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>New Year\u2019s ritual using fire<\/p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\">\n<source src=\"https:\/\/explorenara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hasedera_2001_new-years-ritual.mov\" \/><\/video><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_697\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-697\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-697\" src=\"https:\/\/explorenara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hasedera_2001_sange-e1577929700414-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flower-petal-shaped cards given to visitors during the ritual<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_675\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-675\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-675 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/explorenara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hasedera_2001-peony-e1577874471131-480x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winter peonies &#8212; the cover made of straw is designed to protect flowers from snow.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Photos taken on January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information:<\/strong><br \/>Address: 731-1 Hase, Sakurai, Nara<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d52587.34258990621!2d135.92550508912402!3d34.53560216057211!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x6006b559185419c3%3A0x6efdea9eee003130!2sHasedera!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sjp!4v1577930001381!5m2!1sen!2sjp\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Official website (English)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hasedera.or.jp\/free\/?id=345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.hasedera.or.jp\/free\/?id=345<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 Located in the mountains to the south of the central Nara area, Hase-dera is a huge but quiet temple. Many temples conduct special ceremonies or rituals typically during the first seven days of January to celebrate the coming of the New Year and pray for peace of the world. Hase-dera is not an exception. 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