Highly recommended for first-time visitors to Nara! "Perfect Nara Park Tour" - a sightseeing bus tour of popular tourist spots in Nara accompanied by an English guide
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You will visit the World Heritage-registered Todaiji Temple (Great South Gate and Great Buddha Hall), Kasuga Taisha Shrine (Main Hall), and the summit of Mt. Wakakusa, which offers a spectacular view, guided in English by a licensed guide-interpreter. The tour will be conducted on a bus with three rows of independent seats, allowing you to tour the famous sites of Nara in a relaxed and comfortable environment.
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Required time
Day trip: Approx. 4 hours
Transportation
Bus
Enjoy Nara easily by using a sightseeing bus!
This is a sightseeing bus tour departing from Nara. There are many tourist attractions relatively close to the station, but if you walk there, it will be a long distance. The sightseeing bus tour is recommended because there are parking lots in convenient locations for sightseeing and the walking distances are short. Whether you are visiting Nara for the first time or have been there many times, you will enjoy the tour more than usual with an English guide.
Apply for a Nara Sightseeing Bus Tour
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JR Nara Station (East Exit) Platform 4 Departure 12:30 PM
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JR Nara Station
After leaving JR Nara Station (East Exit), the meeting point is bus stop number 4.
Kintetsu Nara Station Sightseeing Bus Stop PM12:35 Departure
Todaiji Temple (South Gate, Great Buddha Hall) Approx. 70 minutes stay
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Todaiji Temple
At Todaiji Temple, you will visit the Great South Gate and the Great Buddha Hall with a guide who will explain the history and architecture of Nara in English.
The bus will be parked at a convenient location for your tour and you will board and disembark.
Please return to the bus in time for the meeting.
Stay at Kasuga Taisha Shrine (Main Hall) for about 60 minutes
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Kasuga Taisha Shrine
You will have the opportunity to worship at the main shrine and draw a cute deer fortune (English version).
The bus will be parked at a convenient location for your tour and you will board and disembark.
Please return to the bus in time for the meeting.
Take the Nara Okuyama Driveway.
Take the Nara Okuyama Driveway.
Wakakusayama summit approx. 40 minutes stay
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Mt. Wakakusa
This is a great spot with a panoramic view of Mt. Ikoma and the Nara Basin. You will have the opportunity to feed deer crackers to the deer in Nara Park.
Please return to the bus in time for the meeting.
Take the Nara Okuyama Driveway.
Take the Nara Okuyama Driveway.
Scheduled arrival at Kofukuji Temple at 16:20 PM (those who wish can get off)
Kintetsu Nara Station 16:25pm arrival
JR Nara Station Drop-off point Scheduled arrival time: 16:30 PM
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JR Nara Station
The event will be disbanded.
Dinner at nearby restaurants
Please continue to enjoy sightseeing.
This concludes the tour. This time, we introduced a tour around popular sightseeing spots in Nara on a guided sightseeing bus.
If you wish to participate, you must make a reservation in advance on the website.
For more information and to apply for the tour, please see the following page:
Apply for a Nara Sightseeing Bus Tour
Watch the video introducing the Nara Sightseeing Bus Tour
Recommended after the tour! Toast with a beer and pizza!
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YAMATO Craft Beer Table Nara Sanjo-dori store
In February 2024, YAMATO Craft Beer Table Nara Sanjo-dori, a restaurant where you can enjoy craft beer, opened along Nara Sanjo-dori.
We always have more than 10 types of draft craft beer from all over the country on hand, including our own original craft beer. We also have a wide selection of carefully selected food items on the menu.
Spots introduced in this itinerary
In order to quickly respond to changes in the business environment and achieve further growth, under Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd., each group company that operates a variety of businesses related to daily life, such as transportation, real estate, international logistics, distribution, and hotels and leisure, will do its utmost to satisfy our customers and demonstrate the group's comprehensive strength through cooperation between each company. Going forward, we will continue to sincerely support your daily lives, bring new joy and richness to your lives, and contribute to the development of society.
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