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Half-day tour in Nara, taking in On foot, Tōdai-ji and Tamukeyama Hachimangu. Run by Regreen, booked direct rather than through a reseller.
Highlights
- Tōdai-ji
- Tamukeyama Hachimangu
- Kasuga-taisha
- 春日大社境内のイチイガシ巨樹群
- Runs 4 hours
- This tour includes everything as described
Half Day Local Guide– Big Buddha, Deer, Shrine, Forest in Nara: Key Facts
| Price | From $108.5 per person |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 hours |
| Languages | English |
| Tour type | Guided Tour |
| Booking | Direct with the local operator — no OTA markup |
Full description
This is a 4-hour experience from Nara, built around Tōdai-ji, Tamukeyama Hachimangu and Kasuga-taisha. It is run by Regreen, an operator we book with directly rather than through a reseller, which is why we can hold your place with them before we treat your booking as final.
Nara was Japan's first permanent capital, from 710 to 784, and its park holds Todai-ji, whose Great Buddha Hall is one of the largest wooden buildings in the world and contains a 15-metre bronze Buddha cast in 752, Kasuga Taisha with its three thousand lanterns, and about 1,200 sika deer that are considered messengers of the gods and are protected. The deer bow for the shika senbei crackers sold in the park and will butt anyone who teases them. Nara is 45 minutes from Kyoto or Osaka by train and is a half-day; Todai-ji before 10:00 is the quiet hour.
The price covers This tour includes everything as described, All entrance fees to temples and shrines, Walking guided tour by bilingual local guide and Shopping assistance for your souvenir and purchase of food. It does not cover This tour excludes everything described below, Food and drinks and Tip for the guide, so budget for those separately. Everything included is listed in full on this page; if something is not on that list, assume it is not in the price.
行基菩薩像. We need at least one day's notice, and we confirm the date with Regreen before treating your booking as final. If they cannot take your date we tell you and refund you rather than leave you waiting.
Tour Itinerary
The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.
Starting location
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On foot
(30 minutes)
Tōdai-ji
Visit (30 minutes)
On foot
(10 minutes)
Tamukeyama Hachimangu
Visit (10 minutes)
496 Zōshichō
Visit (20 minutes)
Kasuga-taisha
Visit (20 minutes)
春日大社境内のイチイガシ巨樹群
Visit (20 minutes)
Mochiidono Shopping Street
Visit (30 minutes)
Arrive back at
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Detailed Itinerary
Starting location: 行基菩薩像
On foot: (30 minutes)
Tōdai-ji: Visit (30 minutes)
On foot: (10 minutes)
Tamukeyama Hachimangu: Visit (10 minutes)
496 Zōshichō: Visit (20 minutes)
Kasuga-taisha: Visit (20 minutes)
春日大社境内のイチイガシ巨樹群: Visit (20 minutes)
Includes
- This tour includes everything as described:
- All entrance fees to temples and shrines
- Walking guided tour by bilingual local guide (English and Japanese)
- Shopping assistance for your souvenir and purchase of food
Excludes
- This tour excludes everything described below:
- Food and drinks
- Tip for the guide (not mandatory, but always appreciated)
Important information
Meeting point
行基菩薩像
Know before you go
- Free cancellation available up to 24 hours before the activity starts
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Traveler Reviews
Fumi was a wonderful guide and successfully shared his love for his city of Nara. Started the tour with a quick walk directly to Nara park to meet the famous bowing deers. Amazing to see the Big Buddha. Fumi provided very interesting history & religious aspects on how Nara was established. Highly recommend this awesome tour of Nara!
Or tour guide was really great. He explained very well the history about Nara, background of Japanese culture and the details of the temples and shrines. ... I definitely recommend this tour!
The variety of temples, history and stories was great! It was a well planned trip!
Nice experience combining feeding deers with walking to different temples, forest and pond. Our guide Fumikazu provided lots of history info during our tour.
The tour was excellent! Our guide Fumikazu was very knowledgeable and extremely polite and accommodating. Definitely 5 service stars!
This tour was one of the highlights of our whole Japan experience. Nara is such a beautiful, peaceful and spiritual place. Surrounded by nature and infused with centuries of history, it’s a delight to explore on foot. Our guide, Fumikazu, was excellent. He shared many interesting facts about the places we visited. His calm presence and deep love for the place he calls home made the whole experience even better. Very grateful for this tour!
Our guide, Fumi, was deeply knowledgeable and a pleasure to spend the day with.
Our guide was so personable and knowledgeable. Highly recommend. It was hot, humid, and lots of walking, but a great time because of our guide. Many thanks!
my guide Fumikazu was very friendly and knowledgeable! he provided lots of interesting history and information throughout the afternoon. definitely recommend!
Ottima esperienza con guida molto competente
El lugar es increíble. Nuestro guía Fumi muy agradable y pudimos preguntarle de todo. Sabía mucho. es un poco caro pero valió la pena
Fumi is an incredibly knowledgeable guide and also a very kind and friendly person. He took us through all of Nara park and adjacent sites (shreins, temples, ponds, etc). He is patient and takes time to answer all questions. Highly recommended!!!