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All must-sees in 3 hours - Nara Park Classic Tour! From JR Nara!

By NARAWALK
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Overview

This is a guided walking tour covering all must-sees of Nara Park area. Instead of looking down at your smartphones or guidebooks for information, look up and around to enjoy the city. Our guide is sure to tell you history, picture spots, about deer and so on. The tour usually ends around 1 pm; you have enough time to explore the city on your own afterwards.
This tour is not a private tour. This is a group tour with other guests.
The tour starts punctually. As this is a group tour, we do not wait for those who cannot or does not appear on time at the meeting spot. If you arrive late, unfortunately you cannot join the tour.

Activity location

  • Nara Station
    • 1
    • 630-8122, Nara, Nara, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Nara Station
    • 1
    • 630-8122, Nara, Nara, Japan

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedOne bus ride from JR Nara Station to Nara Park area
  • What's includedWhat's includedAdmission to Great Buddha Hall
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMeals and Drinks

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The tour route includes steps and a gravel path where you would need to carry or need a harder push for your baby buggy.
  • If you are arriving at Kintetsu Nara Station, please come to JR Nara Station. We cannot meet or pick you up at Kintetsu Nara Station, since this is not a private tour. We take a bus from JR Nara Station, and we do not stop at Kintetsu Nara Station.
  • The tour starts punctually. As this is a group tour, we do not wait for those who cannot or does not appear on time at the meeting spot. If you arrive late, unfortunately you cannot join the tour.

Activity itinerary

Nara Station
  • 5m
Our meeting spot is JR Nara Station. You will find our guide in front of the ticket gates. There is only one location for ticket gates at JR Nara Station. So just come out, and find our guide with a white NaraWalk flag. *Note: If you find ticket gates at underground level, you are at Kintetsu Nara Station which is a station about 15 min. away on foot from JR Nara Station.
Kasuga Grand Shrine
  • 30m
Walk the precinct with the guide and most likely you can spot deer here and there. Find out why deer are freely roaming in Nara, the difference between Shinto and Buddhism and so on.
Todai-ji Temple
  • 40m
  • Admission ticket included
We visit the Great Buddha Hall to meet the Big Buddha. The guide will tell you stories behind the Big Buddha statue and the temple. It's a picture spot.
Nara Park
  • 30m
Our destinations, Todaiji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, and Kofukuji Temple - it's not wrong to say all of them are in the Nara Park. Depending on the season and speed of the group, we may add more spots from the Nara Park.
Kofuku-ji Temple
  • 20m
We usually end the tour at this temple. The five-storied pagoda is photogenic. After informing you with history, we are happy to give you direction for train stations, afternoon plans, and a lunch. (*During June to September, when heatstroke is a concern, we may only visit Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara Park and Todaiji Temple. If the temperature permits we may go to Kofukuji Temple. *Kofukuji Temple’s iconic five-storied pagoda is undergoing a major repair. It is scheduled to end in March 2031. You may not be able to see the tower till the project completes.)

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESNara Station
    • 1
    • 630-8122, Nara, Nara, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLENara Station
    • 1
    • 630-8122, Nara, Nara, Japan

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