Nara Afternoon Tour from Kyoto or Osaka including Todai-ji Temple and Kasuga Taisha Shrine
by JTB Global Marketing & Travel Inc.
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✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.¥31,000Overview
This afternoon bus tour starts with transportation from Kyoto or Osaka toward Nara. Travelers will pass through the suburban areas between Kyoto and Nara while enjoying views from the window. The tour lasts about five hours and forty minutes and is led by a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter, except for the Osaka departure option where an English-speaking assistant accompanies the group. The first major stop is Todai-ji Temple, a World Heritage Site and a symbol of the Nara Period. Visitors walk about 25 minutes from the parking lot to the temple grounds, where they can see the large wooden main hall and the bronze Great Buddha statue. After approximately seventy minutes here, the group moves on to Nara Park, where wild deer live freely and are considered sacred messengers of Kasuga Taisha Shrine. The next visit is Kasuga Taisha Shrine, also a World Heritage Site starting January 2025. The tour includes entrance to the shrine grounds and the newly added Main Sanctuary special visit area, where guests can get closer to the sanctuary and observe the hanging lanterns in the corridor. This stop lasts about one hour. If the special visit area is closed due to events or operations, the tour will instead visit the Kasuga Taisha Museum or Todaiji Museum. Admission fees and transportation are included, but entrance to the Treasures Hall and Manyo Botanical Gardens at Kasuga Shrine, lunch, drinks, and hotel pickup or drop-off are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Todai-ji Temple
This World Heritage Site is a major symbol of the Nara Period and one of the largest wooden buildings in the world. Visitors walk about 25 minutes from the parking lot to the temple. The main hall houses a large bronze Great Buddha statue. Visitors spend around seventy minutes exploring the temple area.
70 min
Kasuga Taisha Shrine
Starting January 2025, this shrine is officially a World Heritage Site. The shrine is linked to the deer in Nara Park, which are considered its messengers. Visitors enter the Main Sanctuary special visit area, allowing closer views of the sanctuary and its corridor with hanging lanterns. If this area is closed, the tour visits Kasuga Taisha Museum or Todaiji Museum instead. The stop lasts about sixty minutes.
60 min
Meeting point
Meet at Hotel Granvia Osaka, 1st Floor (in front of the elevator). Not the 19th-floor front desk. We will then walk to JR Osaka Station. An assistant will guide you to the Sunrise Tours Desk in Kyoto Avanti B1F, where you will meet other tour participants.
End point
[From Kyoto or Osaka] The tour ends in front of Kyoto Avanti, across from Kyoto Station’s Hachijo Exit.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Nara Afternoon Tour from Kyoto or Osaka including Todai-ji Temple and Kasuga Taisha Shrine
by JTB Global Marketing & Travel Inc.
Choose from 2 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.¥31,000Overview
This afternoon bus tour starts with transportation from Kyoto or Osaka toward Nara. Travelers will pass through the suburban areas between Kyoto and Nara while enjoying views from the window. The tour lasts about five hours and forty minutes and is led by a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter, except for the Osaka departure option where an English-speaking assistant accompanies the group. The first major stop is Todai-ji Temple, a World Heritage Site and a symbol of the Nara Period. Visitors walk about 25 minutes from the parking lot to the temple grounds, where they can see the large wooden main hall and the bronze Great Buddha statue. After approximately seventy minutes here, the group moves on to Nara Park, where wild deer live freely and are considered sacred messengers of Kasuga Taisha Shrine. The next visit is Kasuga Taisha Shrine, also a World Heritage Site starting January 2025. The tour includes entrance to the shrine grounds and the newly added Main Sanctuary special visit area, where guests can get closer to the sanctuary and observe the hanging lanterns in the corridor. This stop lasts about one hour. If the special visit area is closed due to events or operations, the tour will instead visit the Kasuga Taisha Museum or Todaiji Museum. Admission fees and transportation are included, but entrance to the Treasures Hall and Manyo Botanical Gardens at Kasuga Shrine, lunch, drinks, and hotel pickup or drop-off are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Todai-ji Temple
This World Heritage Site is a major symbol of the Nara Period and one of the largest wooden buildings in the world. Visitors walk about 25 minutes from the parking lot to the temple. The main hall houses a large bronze Great Buddha statue. Visitors spend around seventy minutes exploring the temple area.
70 min
Kasuga Taisha Shrine
Starting January 2025, this shrine is officially a World Heritage Site. The shrine is linked to the deer in Nara Park, which are considered its messengers. Visitors enter the Main Sanctuary special visit area, allowing closer views of the sanctuary and its corridor with hanging lanterns. If this area is closed, the tour visits Kasuga Taisha Museum or Todaiji Museum instead. The stop lasts about sixty minutes.
60 min
Meeting point
Meet at Hotel Granvia Osaka, 1st Floor (in front of the elevator). Not the 19th-floor front desk. We will then walk to JR Osaka Station. An assistant will guide you to the Sunrise Tours Desk in Kyoto Avanti B1F, where you will meet other tour participants.
End point
[From Kyoto or Osaka] The tour ends in front of Kyoto Avanti, across from Kyoto Station’s Hachijo Exit.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.