Nara Weather in May

 Long-sleeve T-shirt and light pants, or similar clothes are recommended. In early May, blouse, hoodie, jeans, cardigan or jacket are nice. As the temperature rises up gradually, long T-shirt and light pants become more appropriate during mid-late May. Especially to late May, a T-shirt or short shirt is also OK when it is a little hot during the daytime.Recommendation Rate: 

Buddhist carvings can never be missed in Nara, as the old city is famous for Buddhist culture. Kofuku-ji Temple is a great world cultural heritage site to admire the ancient carving pieces with a wooden pagoda ranking the second highest in Japan. 

Takigi Ono is distinctive among all festivals in Nara in May, which is the ancient Japanese music drama; the stage is illuminated by firelight. On the 3rd Friday and Saturday of May, Takigi Ono would leave you otherworldly memories at Kasuga Taisha Shrine or Kofuku-ji Temple. 

It’s late to appreciate cherry blossoms, but there are a great deal of other flowers in full bloom in Nara in May. Particularly, purple wisterias in Kasuga Taisha Shrine and Manyo Botanical Garden are the most eye-catching. To have a food safari, visitors can go to Higashimuki Street. Yomogi Mochi is a Japanese mugwort cake stuffed with red bean paste, and Nakatanido is the favorite shop at the junction of Higashimuki and Sanjo Dori. Visitors could also witness the cooks pounding rice cake closely at Nakatanido.