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One day tour in Nara
Highlights of the tour are feeding deers in Nara Park and overwhelmed by the great Budha, Daibutu. Tour also visits several historcal sites. As all historical sites are located in the Nara park, we will mainly walk through the park ( 5~8km ) The tour also can customized in line with the customer's interest, historical sites, cultural sites or shopping.
Meeting Point
Either lobby of the Hotel where customers stay or train station
Either lobby of the Hotel where customers stay or train station
I will pick you up from your hotel or at train station
Kasuga Taisha (Grand shrine)
leaving the meeting points, tour starts walk along Sanjyo street. visits a Sarusawa pond and going into the park where about 1,200 wild deers freeing walking around. The customers enjoy feeding them. Kasuga Taisha (grand shrine) is one of the oldest shrines in Japan.
NIgatsudo temple
After visiting Kasuga taisha, tour moves along road in the forest visiting local shops, Tamukeyama Hachimangu, Sangatsu do and reach Nigatsudo temple where is famous for the torch festival of "Omizutori" held in everey February ("Nigatsu" means February in lunar calender, However the festival is held in March in the current calender). Nigatsudo is also famous for the view of Nara citiy from its verranda.
Todaiji temple
Tour visits Todaiji Temple which is known as a great Budha (about 15m). The building accomodating great Budha is the largest wooden building in the world. Tour visits Gate of Togaiji, Nandaimon where famous two guards,Kongorikishi zou standing at the side of the gate.
Lunch
Kouhukuji temple
Toiur vist Kohukuji tenple. The customer will enjoy 5 stories pagoda and various valued Budha images at their musiem. After the visit, the customers will enjoy shopping through the street.
Kouhukuji temple
The tour ends here
Ending Point
The same as above
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Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee, hotel pick up
transportation fee (you and the guide), lunch, entrance fee,
Tour Important Information
As the tour will be conducted in the Nara park, appropriate foot wear is required.
Important message from the supplier
I can guide you the tours in Kyoto and Osaka. However such tours will be prepared in customized manner in accordance with your request, if my transportation fees from Nara to either Kyoto or Osaka are paid by you.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Nara Tour Reviews
“Private Tour of Kyoto”
Yasu, was very responsive prior to the trip and arranged to meet us at Kyoto Station and even helped us on the way back navigate the bullet train tickets! He had arranged for a private taxi as the weather very hot and humid and and it allowed us to move quickly between destinations. As we were travelling from Tokyo and just doing the tour in Kyoto for a day, thus meant we could maximise our time and see as much as possible. Yasu's knowledge was exceptional and at every stop he gave us very insightful descriptions. In addition to the historical sights he showed us some of the cultural side of life in Japan, visiting parts of the old town, midtown where we saw festival floats that were highly decorated, and a famous market. Yasu was a charming, kind and had a fantastic knowledge base and wouldn't hesitate in recommending him to anyone. Kind regards, Adrian
Yasuhisa K.
(23 reviews)Dear Adrian Thank you very much for your kind words for the tour and myself. I am also very happy to know that you enjoyed the tour. Although I sent you photos but not successful, Please send me an e-mail, which address is shown in my name card. In return, I plan to send you photos. Yasu
“Excellent experience”
I booked Yasu san for a day trip to Nara for my parents (I've been to Nara before). My parents were delighted. He was always very punctual and kind. He had setup a plan for the day, but also during the day, he came up with suggestions that could be of more interest to my parents and adjusted accordingly. The day went smooth and delightful.
Yasuhisa K.
(23 reviews)Dear Carlos Thank you very much for your kind words about the tour and myself. I am also very happy to know that your parents enjoyed the tour, Please give my warmest regards to Luis and Margarita. Yasu
“Yasu is fantastic!”
We were looking for a serious, knowledgeable guide for Nara and Yasu was everything we wanted. I have been using guides on sites like this for several years and I would put Yasu at the very top of the guides we have had. See my review about our day with him in Kyoto. Again in Nara, his deep knowledge of Japanese history and culture gave us a perspective on the main sites that we would not have had. He also used his own car to take us to a temple and another historic site further away, which we would have missed entirely without him. Highly recommended if you are serious about seeing and learning about Kyoto and Nara. Kent and Luca
Yasuhisa K.
(23 reviews)Kent & Luca Thank you very much for nice words on my tour in Nara. I also very happy to know that you enjoyed the tour in Nara including those which is difficult to visit using only public transportation. I wish to see you again. Yasu
