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Full-Day Private Guided Tour in a Japanese Mountain: Yoshino, Nara
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Come with me to discover Yoshino, in the South of Nara prefecture! Surrounded by nature and inside mountains, Yoshino is the place to visit especially during the beautiful sakura season, better between April 13~15. But even out season, Yoshino is a high place of History, mostly with Kukai, Buddhist monk from the 9th century the Southern Imperial Court of Japan (14th century).
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$207.66
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$207.66

Nara Like a Local: Customized Private Tour
Maximize your time in Nara with a private walking tour that puts you in touch with the real city—via a local who loves it. It’s simple: explain your travel wants, meet your Nara local, and enjoy a tour that puts Nara at your feet. Learn ways to get around, places to see, and hidden local hotspots, and get the info needed to get the most from your visit.
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$45.00
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$45.00
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Nara - Highlights Bike Tour
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Join the highlights Tour at Nara Cycle Tours and meet other travelers, or do it in private and your guide can make this day special for your own group.
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$79.95
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$79.95

Nara Custom Half Day Tour
This private and customizable tour for Nara is perfect for guests who would like to have their own itinerary planned based on their interests and preferences, allowing guests to experience the city at their own pace.
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$121.36
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$121.36
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The Essence of Nara Cultural Tour: Big Buddha, Bambi and Backstreets
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If you don’t speak Japanese, it can be hard to navigate Japan like a local. This tour of Nara, Japan’s ancient capital, is designed to help you do just that. Leave the crowds of Kyoto behind and discover the peaceful city of Nara: its temples, shrines, traditional houses and divine deer. Explore the backstreets and alleys of the merchants district, and try authentic street food.
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$54.24
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$54.24

Nara Half-day Private Tour Osaka/Kyoto departure with Nationally-Licensed Guide
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Explore Nara with a nationally-licensed and experienced multilingual guide! Your guide will help you efficiently enjoy a half-day walking tour of Nara and introduce both modern and traditional sides of this dynamic and ancient Japanese city.
Nara's proximity to Kyoto and Osaka, and its rich collection of traditional sites, make it an ideal destination for a day trip from either of its larger neighbors. Your private guide can help you efficiently enjoy a half-day walking tour of this ancient Japanese city.
You can start your day at your hotel in Osaka, Kyoto. Let us know what you would like to experience and we will customize a four-hour tour that's best for you!
Note*1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary.
Note*2: The Nationally-licensed Tour Guide-Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.
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$79.95
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$79.95
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Full-Day Private Guided Tour to Nara Temples
Nothing better than to discover Nara by the explanations from an -almost-local person! The first fixed capital of Japan, a high city of tradition and history, you will learn more about the history of this city and Japan.
I lived in Nara for 3 years and it is my favorite place in Japan. You will discover an ancient capital which became a calm countryside city. Nothing to hurry, nothing to worry!
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$205.00
per group
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$205.00
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Nara Private Tour by Public Transportation from Kyoto
This is a Nara private tour using by public transportation from Kyoto.
The guide will pick you up at the hotel. No problem with train and bus transfers, as the guides are with you!
The destinations of the tour includes Todai-ji Temple, Kasuga Taisha, deer park, and other UNESCO World Heritage Site temples!
For details of the tour, you can look at the what to expect section and inclusions excursions section of this web page.
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$164.66
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$164.66
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Nara Lazy Bird Tour
This is the perfect tour for first-time visitors to Nara who want to get a good overview in a short space of time. You won’t have to worry about navigating as a guide takes you around a shortlist of Nara’s best sights. See the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Todai-ji Temple, and Kasuga Taisha Shrine, visit the traditional houses of Naramachi, and see the city’s many semi-wild deer.
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$65.34
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$65.34
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All must-sees in 3 hours - Nara Park Classic Tour!
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This is a guided walking tour covering all must-sees of Nara Park area. Instead of looking down at your smartphones or guidebooks for information, look up and around to enjoy the city. Our guide is sure to tell you history, picture spots, about deer and so on. The tour usually ends around 1 pm; you have enough time to explore the city on your own afterwards.
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$28.78
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$28.78

Full-Day Private Guided Tour in a Japanese Mountain: Yoshino, Nara
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Come with me to discover Yoshino, in the South of Nara prefecture! Surrounded by nature and inside mountains, Yoshino is the place to visit especially during the beautiful sakura season, better between April 13~15. But even out season, Yoshino is a high place of History, mostly with Kukai, Buddhist monk from the 9th century the Southern Imperial Court of Japan (14th century).
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$207.66
per group
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$207.66
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JR West Official: Kansai WIDE Area 5 Day Pass
Kansai WIDE Area Pass is valid for unlimited travel in the valid area on the map
・ Valid trains are below;
- Non-reserved seats on Bullet Train "SANYO SHINKANSEN" (Shin-Osaka⇔Okayama)
・ The pass can be used for non-reserved seats on the "Hello Kitty Shinkansen".
- Non-reserved seats on Express Trains HARUKA, KUROSHIO, THUNDERBIRD, KOUNOTORI, SUPER HAKUTO, SUPER INABA, etc.
- Special Rapid Services, Rapid Services, and Local trains on JR-WEST Conventional lines
* For reserved seats, please purchase a Limited Express Reserved Seat Ticket from a JR-WEST Ticket Office or other location before boarding.
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$79.95
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$79.95

E-bike rental- in Nara (JR-Nara shop)
Nara has many tourist attractions to visit. But surely you have no time? Rental bicycles are the best way to get around the sights efficiently. With a bike you can drop in anywhere you like. You can move around comfortably while looking at the beautiful city, without worrying about traffic jam like a car.
■All bicycles are maintained by mechanic.
■You can rent a bike for up to 24 hours at one day price
■Returnable after closing
■There are also many other types of bicycles, such as regular bike or kids bike.
Please check our website for details.
■The number of small e-bikes (22 inches and 24 inches) is limited. If you need small e-bikes, please confirm by email to our shop in advance.
■Child seat is available for free. But please note that only children weighing less than 22 kg can sit in it.
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$10.82
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$10.82

Historic and Natural Guided Hike in Yoshino
Located in the southern part of Nara Prefecture, "Yoshinoyama" is known as one of the most famous cherry blossom areas in Japan. Yoshino mountain is covered with 30,000 cherry trees blooming in the spring. Its elegant and elegant landscape continues to attract many people, from ancient times to the present age. From ancient times, Yoshino cherries held a special place, even as a sacred ground for an examination of the path connecting God and nature. In the old days, it was written numerous Japanese texts how beautiful a sight it was that the Emperor of that time and all cultural people loved.
This tour is about 5 hours of walking along the mountain path of Yoshino while thinking about the history of eternity. There are no steep slopes, but the entire journey will be about 8 km, so it's a tour for those who are ok with walking. Follow along with the local guide that lives in Nara, learning the way the people of the Asuka and Nara period went about Yoshino exploration.
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$102.49
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$102.49
Price varies by group size

Nara Half Day Trip Walking Tour
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-Time to start the Nara historical walking tour-
We will explore a Japanese old town that is extremely different from what we know of metropolitan Tokyo. Walking between the historical buildings, we can go inside a merchant's house and see how the people around here lived.
-Continue to walk to a secret spot, which has been hidden for centuries-
Welcome to a hidden Japanese pyramid. Let's take a break from walking(or hiking) as you observe this mysterious structure in the middle of a quiet town.
-Walk inside Nara park and interact with cute wild deer-
Explore the beautiful red shrine housing hundreds of lanterns and go see a huge temple with a great Buddha statue. Around here, you can interact with some wild deers. You will see how "polite" they are!
Magical Trip is a local tour operator with the TripAdvisor certificate of excellence that offers various types of small-group tours throughout Japan! Check out our Trip Advisor Page for more tours and our reviews!
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$83.46
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$83.46

Private Tour - A Tour to Discover the Modern Nara to Your Fullest in a Day!
Nara has flourished as a central city of Japan more than 1,000 years ago so it still has many remains and streets with ancient atmosphere! You will visit those streets on this tour, but also a café where you can play with owls and a spot where you can make your own plastic food model!
You will also rent a “kimono”! Imagine the pictures you will take on historical streets wearing a “kimono”. No doubt that it will be the best souvenir for yourself of this tour!
Talking about souvenirs for yourself, you will also make an Incense and an accessory made from deer horn!
Don’t forget to book your tour to discover Nara and walk around the city in a “kimono”, with your otomo guide!
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$84.04
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$84.04

Gigantic Todai-ji Temple Early Bird Tour
~Explore numerous national treasures with a local guide in the early but quiet morning ~
Our certified guide who lives in Nara will take you to all the highlights. Be an early bird and
take advantage of fewer tourists and the fresh air on a placid morning in the ancient capital.
It is a great pleasure for us to take you to our beloved Nara and its highlights.
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$78.40
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$78.40
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Have a relaxing time where the five senses are healed.
Imaicho in Kashihara City, which preserves Japan's unique cityscape,
It is a very precious place in Japan that has been designated as an important traditional building preservation area.
Why don't you experience Japanese culture in a wonderful place where the unique history of Japan is protected?
Have a relaxing time to relieve your travel fatigue.
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$61.50
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$61.50

Relax in Nara: Deer Park, Todai-ji Temple and Merchants' Town
Nara city is rapidly gaining popularity as a tourist destination. As the capital of Japan in the 8th century, it can offer a variety of old temples and shrines, but also the charm of its former merchants’ quarter with quaint old houses serving as shops or restaurants. In this tour we will visit the biggest and most famous temple and shrine dating back to the 8th century as well as the old townscape.
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$121.86
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$121.86
Price varies by group size

Yamato-Koriyama Castle and Goldfish Small-Group Tour from Nara
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Discover a town famed for its Edo-style castles and orange goldfish on a half-day tour of Yamato-Koriyama from Nara. In a small group limited to 9, you’ll visit town highlights such as Koriyama Castle and a Goldfish Museum before stopping for a snack at K Coffee, a cafe that features fish tank converted from a phone booth. Plus, you’ll visit a goldfish farm to learn more about the popular pets.
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$66.62
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$66.62
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"Authentic tea experience" to learn at an inn
Shiroyama Ryokan, which has a 50-year tradition, is located in the middle of Ikoma Mountain, where you can enjoy a tea experience while watching the night view of Ikoma.
A full-fledged tea experience by a teacher who is also a professor, you can enjoy incense.
Comes with 2 cups of green tea and 2 types of Japanese sweets (fresh and dried sweets).
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$41.00
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$41.00

E-bike rental- in Nara (Kintetsu-Nara shop)
Nara has many tourist attractions to visit. But surely you have no time? Rental bicycles are the best way to get around the sights efficiently. With a bike you can drop in anywhere you like. You can move around comfortably while looking at the beautiful city, without worrying about traffic jam like a car.
■All bicycles are maintained by mechanic.
■You can rent a bike for up to 24 hours at one day price
■Returnable after closing
■There are also many other types of bicycles, such as city bike or kids bike.
Please check our website for details.
■Child seat is available for free. But please note that children weighing less than 22 kg can sit in it.
■There are only a few small electric bicycles (22-inch), so if you need a smaller size please email us in advance.
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$10.55
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$10.55

Calligraphy classroom
Learning calligraphy is a practical hobby of learning aesthetic expressions through letters and beautifying life. By expressing the unique beauty that enriches your heart, you will improve your quality of life.
In addition, the work of concentrating and writing letters neatly leads to a training to improve personality.
Japanese calligraphy begins with the introduction of Chinese kanji, but it is a precious culture that sublimates Japanese language into aesthetics through letters.
Please experience the aesthetic appearance of the characters that have been handed down for many years in a traditional Japanese town.
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$33.31
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$33.31

Private Tour - A Cycling Tour to Visit the Oldest World Heritage in Japan!
How about visiting the oldest five-storied pagoda in the world and world heritage, Horyuji Temple with your otomo guide?
Horyuji Temple has brought the dawn of Japanese Buddhism and is the oldest world heritage in Japan. There are many historical Buddhist image and structures that will make you excited and overwhelmed! The five-storied pagoda there is the oldest one in the world, but its quake-proof technique of the structure is the same as used in TOKYO SKYTREE!
You will also visit an ancient tomb, a unique temple, the countryside with fields and rice fields, and a café peculiar to a historical city!
Don’t forget to book your tour to visit the oldest world heritage in Japan!
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$113.46
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$113.46

Private Tour - Explore the History and Industry in Goldfish Town
Have you heard of Yamatokoriyama city? Although it is not really famous in Japan, It has many tasteful areas remaining from the Edo period and also traditional industry such as indigo dyeing and Japanese sweets.
The ruin of Koriyama castle which was built more than 400 years ago still has the stone wall used back then. The view you see there might be the same as samurais saw 400 years ago.
Not those samurais itself but their side business that make this city special. They started to cultivate goldfish and Yamatokoriyama is now one of the largest producing areas of goldfish in Japan!
Don’t forget to book your tour to visit the town of goldfish and explore the traditional culture!
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