Nara Afternoon Tour

1. This tour is accompanied by a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter. Visit two World Heritage Sites in Nara — Todai-ji Temple and Kasuga Taisha Shrine — on this half-day afternoon course.
2. Get to see wild deer up close, a rarity in Japan and elsewhere in the world, while walking through Nara Park.
3. Enjoy the view out the window from the suburbs of Kyoto to Nara.

13:45 –
Avanti’s Sunrise Tours Desk (across from Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit) – Depart
All transportation on this tour is by bus.
Participants may also join from the Kyoto Handicraft Center.

From Kyoto to Nara (90 min)
Head to Nara via Nara Keinawa Expressway

Todai-ji Temple (Great Buddha) / Nara Park (60 min)
A World Heritage site. This is the symbol of the Nara Period and one of the world’s largest wooden structures. Its huge main hall and bronze Great Buddha are impressive to behold.

Kasuga Taisha Shrine (40 min)
This Nara Period shrine is designated as a World Heritage Site. The deer of Nara Park are thought to be the shrine messengers.
At Kasuga Taisha Shrine, the tour will not enter areas requiring admission.

Nara Nagomikan (20 min)
The largest souvenir shop in Nara. Enjoy yourself in this spacious shop and look for the perfect souvenir.
Nara Nagomikan may be omitted from the itinerary if it is closed on the day of the tour, or as a result of traffic congestion.
18:30 – 19:30
Drop-off Service
Head to Kyoto City Hotels
Connection to the Kyoto Night Tour or Kyoto Maiko Dinner is not possible.

From Kyoto to Nara (90 min)
Head to Nara via the Keinawa Expressway

1. Planning Company: JTB Corp.
Address: 2-3-11 Higashi Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Japan Tourism Agency Registered Travel Agent (No. 64)
A member of the Japan Association of Travel Agents

2. If the minimum number of participants (1) is not met by 4 days before the scheduled date, the tour on that date may be cancelled.

3. During the Gion Festival (Sakimatsuri, July 15 – 16), drop-off service to Karasuma Kyoto Hotel and Hotel Nikko Princess Kyoto will be unavailable due to traffic restrictions.

4. At Kasuga Taisha Shrine, the tour does not include entrance to areas requiring admission.

5. Nara Nagomikan may be omitted from the itinerary if it is closed on the day of the tour, or as a result of traffic congestion.

6. Connection to the Kyoto Night Tour or Kyoto Maiko Dinner is not possible.
7. [Bus Company] Teisan Kanko Bus Co., Ltd.