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Nara Half-day Private Tour Osaka/Kyoto departure with Government-Licensed Guide
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Discover both the traditional and contemporary sides of the ancient Japanese city of Nara. This private half-day walking tour allows you customize your itinerary to your own interests and soak yourself in the history and culture of the dynamic city. Select which places you want to see, from Nara Park and Mt. Wakakusa to Todai-ji Temple and Nara National Museum.
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$76.61
Price varies by group size
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$76.61
Price varies by group size

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
Price varies by group size
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$45.00
Price varies by group size

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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$116.29
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$116.29
Price varies by group size

Nara - Highlights Bike Tour
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Cover the highlights of Nara during this guided half-day biking tour. Mingle with other travelers as you cycle between locations, from the iconic stone lanterns of Kasuga Taisha to Nara Park’s resident deer. Tick off more sights in less time from two wheels. Bottled water and a safety helmet are included.
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$76.61
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$76.61

Nara - Private Family Bike Tour
This bike tour is based on our most popular tour, Nara Highlights, but without Yoshikien Garden and reserved for families with kids. Either your children can ride a bike or not, we are here for you.
Explore Nara, the park, visit Kasuga Taisha Shrine and its thousand lanterns, the Kikuichi traditional Japanese knife shop With a guide who will keep you safe and will show you the city in a very unique way. Welcome to Nara with our Family Bike Tour.
As it is a private family tour, you can be sure that your guide will take extra care of your group, adjust and adapt the tour based on your preferences.
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$344.73
per group
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$344.73
per group

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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$51.98
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$51.98

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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$196.43
per group
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$196.43
per group

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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$157.78
Price varies by group size
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$157.78
Price varies by group size

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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$27.58
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$27.58

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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$198.99
per group
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$198.99
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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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$98.21
Price varies by group size
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$98.21
Price varies by group size

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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$10.37
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$10.37

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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$76.61
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$76.61

Tea ceremony in a Japanese style room in Nara
We will explain about Chado (the way of tea) and you will then learn how to behave yourself as a guest by drinking and how to make Matcha (green tea).
Tea Ceremony will be in a traditional Japanese tatami room. You can enjoy Japanese historic atmosphere.
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$27.50
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$27.50

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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$10.11
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$10.11

World Heritage Hiking
Walking in a World Heritage area ~the Hatenashi Pass on the Koheji route connecting Mount Koya and Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine.
The Koheji, one of the Kumano Kodo routes, has been used for centuries as a path, through steep mountains, connecting Mount Koya and Kumano.
Trekking this route from Kumano Hongu to Totsukawa offers an opportunity to fully appreciate nature, with many beautiful sites, including Hatenashi hamlet, the so-called Tenku no Sato (Village in the Sky), and old paved paths.
Of course, we wold be happy to advise if you would like us to help you arrange a different course.
*This is a 1-night, 2-day trip where you will interact with local people and feel true Japanese culture.
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$386.57
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$386.57

Romantic Tour In Nara
An exclusive tour for all the romantics of the world! Together with the professional local guide, you will visit the most romantic places in the city. What could be more romantic than exploring Nara’s serene and tranquil parks, temples, and shrines, while beautiful wild deer pass by? You will feel spellbound in a charming atmosphere. What is considered as one of the best places to have a date in the city? You will be surprised how many historical love stories are hidden in the streets, buildings, parks of the city. From heartbreaking and tragic, to the hilarious or spicy ones. Enjoy a hugely romantic getaway in one of the world’s most beautiful, interesting and historic cities of Japan. Tōdai-ji temple is one of the most visited Temple in Nara by people looking for blessings in their marriage or love life. Did you know the Great Buddha Hall in Tōdai-ji Temple is the largest wooden structure in the world? This tour is especially recommended in the Saint Valentine period!
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$426.73
per group
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$426.73
per group

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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$31.92
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$31.92

JR West Official: Kansai-Hokuriku Area 7 Day Pass
・ Kansai-Hokuriku 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 Bullet Train "HOKURIKU SHINKANSEN" (Kanazawa⇔Joetsu-Myoko)
- Non-reserved seats on Express Trains 'HARUKA, THUNDERBIRD, KUROSHIO, KOUNOTORI, SUPER HAKUTO (Kyoto⇔Kamigori) etc.'
* A separate fare is required for traveling on SUPER HAKUTO (Kamigori⇔Tottori) and SUPER INABA (Kamigori⇔Tottori)
- 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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$130.23
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$130.23

Authentic experience in the local community
"Experience Nature" Totsukawa special experience
Totsukawa is the largest of Japan's 183 village districts.
No less than 96% of the district is covered by forest. We have created a program which offers the chance to see what life is like for the local people who live so close to nature in this little visited corner of Japan.
You are certain to be given the warmest of welcomes by the local folk, and to gain insights into the ways in which they live in harmony with nature.
This is a special plan that allows you to enjoy traditional dishes like meharizushi and the Totsukawa Oh-odori dance (a registered intangible important folk cultural property) with local people.
*This is a 1-night, 2-day trip where you will interact with local people and feel true Japanese culture.
*We are offering a ticket to enjoy some of the onsen hot spring baths in Totsukawa Village, as a present just for people who apply in 2020. (first come first serve, limited availability)
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$587.91
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$587.91

Nara Half Day Trip Walking Tour
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The ideal introduction for first-time visitors, this half-day, small-group walking tour of Nara covers a mix of must-see and under-the-radar sights. Enter a historic merchant’s house, discover a hidden Japanese pyramid, and visit the iconic shrines of the temple complex—with plenty of time to interact with Nara’s resident deer. A tasty lunch and admission tickets to all shrines are included.
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$79.98
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$79.98

Learn How to Make Sushi! Light class- Nara School
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Learn to make sushi, one of Japan’s most popular foods, with a hands-on sushi lesson from a cooking instructor. Put on a traditional Happi, and look like a sushi chef as you shape your own beautiful sushi rolls. Then sit down for a delicious meal of sushi and udon you prepared yourself.
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$53.15
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$53.15

Understand the spirit of Japanese martial arts, Aikido, and learn how to protect yourself.
, where the spiritual aspect is important,
It is a martial art that nurtures the spirit of nature, human reason, social justice, and values the spirit of peace and harmony.
This martial art is not intended to defeat the enemy.
Instead of competing with the opponent by power, it is not a skill of leaving power, but rather a technique that uses the opponent's power reasonably.
The quick and reflexive movement that avoids personal dangers will bounce off the thugs that suddenly attack you, and it will also exert its power for self-protection.
Learn the Aikido self-defense technique that can be recommended as a self-defense technique for weak women, and experience a wonderful experience that teaches your spirit and skills to your friends.
Why don't you drop your mind, feel confident in your power and feel calm?
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$25.54
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$25.54

Kimono rental
We have everything from cute kimonos to trendy kimonos. Everything you need is available here. Please come home with me. Japanese-style bags and slippers are included in the rental fee. You can also add a hair set as an option.
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$29.49
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$29.49
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