What you’ll see & do
Nara (奈良) was Japan’s first permanent capital — established in 710 and held for seventy years before the court moved to Kyoto. In those decades the concentration of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines built here was extraordinary. Eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites remain, including Todai-ji — the world’s largest wooden structure, housing a bronze Great Buddha cast in 752.
On this private full-day tour your guide moves at your pace through Nara’s distinct layers — the vast parkland where sacred deer roam freely, Todai-ji’s Great Buddha Hall, the lantern-lined paths of Kasuga Grand Shrine, the hilltop views from Nigatsu-do, and the quiet merchant streets of Naramachi at the end of the day.
Nara is forty minutes from Kyoto. But staying overnight lets you discover the city as the lanterns come on and the crowds thin — and explore the main sights at dawn, with only the deer for company.
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
LANGUAGE
English · Japanese
AVAILABILITY
Year-round
All private, bookable directly
MEETING POINT
Your hotel lobby
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