Enjoy the beauty of the temples in rural scenery and old townscapes. Ikaruga is Japan's oldest temple town, dating back to the 7th century. Even today, the pagodas from that time rise and create a beautiful rural landscape surrounded by mountains. Naramachi is within the grounds of a temple built near the Imperial Palace in the 8th century. Commercial and industrial houses lined its grounds from the Middle Ages, and the temples blended into the traditional townscape.
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
At your hotel or any convenient place in Nara City center.
#Horyuji Temple(18.7ha (46arce)/the world’s oldest wooden structure
#Cyuguji Temple/super beautiful statue of Buddha inhouse the bright Main Hall
#Scenic Zone under City Panning Law/Hokiji Temple and Horinji Temple are dotted in a rice field
#Gangoji Temple/moved to this place in the 8th century with the Heijyo Palace
#Old merchant town(49.3ha(122 acre),Townscape Formation Area under Landscape Ordiencence)/traditional townhouses with lattice facade, landscape gardens, museums, shopping streets, restaurants, shops, cafes, etc.
At your hotel or any convenient place in Nara City center
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
>guide fee, hotel pick up in Nara City center
>transportation fee (you and guide, adult)/train or bus (some 1500JPY, T.B.D.)
>admission fee (you and guide, adult)/Horyuji Temple (1500/1700JPY(from March 2025)), Cyugu-ji Temple(600JPY), Gangoji Temple(500/600JPY)
>lunch/dinner
>Please wear comfortable shoes for walking.
>This tour is not covered by insurance.
>The above extra fees are often asked with CASH on the spots, so please bring some JPY.
>I can work only during the day, from about 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.
> If you want a customized tour, please message me in advance. I will confirm facility availability in the itinerary dates: opening dates/hours, need a reservation or not.
>Please note that my tours are leisurely, on foot and by public transport
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I will guide you to the ancient capital cities with 1000 years of urban development and 100 years of filming and screening history.
I grew up in Osaka, studied in Kyoto, and worked for 20 years as an urban planning expert for the national and local governments. During this time, I surveyed many community development sites throughout Japan. I welcomed business leaders to encourage investment in the cities.
After quitting my career, I became a film-loving professional engineer. I visited unique cities in foreign countries to see urban planning and locations that appeared in picturesque film scenes and posted photos on social media (90 cities in 30 countries up to now). The more I saw foreign cities, the more I loved my hometown. I wanted to know about the travel industry and got a national license as a Guide-Interpreter and Travel Service Manager. I have started guiding based in the old capital cities.
The entire area of old Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara has been a Metropolitan area centered on the Imperial Palace, and the actual location of the Palace has changed 15 times since the 7th century. This area has many historical spots and hidden attractions in different times and places: the townscape, temples, shrines, landscaped gardens, and historical drama locations (SAMURAI drama).
I will create your favorite tour using my list, and guide you leisurely. I look forward to hearing from you.
$224/ per group
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