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Leave Namba Station at 09:00 and visit Kofuku-ji, Nara Park, Todai-ji Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall) and 3 more places on foot and by train. Day trip. Listed costs: about ¥2,160 per person.
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Take a Kintetsu Rapid Express to Kintetsu-Nara
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- 09:001
Take a Kintetsu Rapid Express to Kintetsu-Nara
- Train 40 min¥680Timetable
- 09:502About 30 min hereOfficial sitenarashikanko.or.jp
The grounds are free. The five-story pagoda is under repair
- Walk 10 min
- 10:303About 20 min hereOfficial sitenarashikanko.or.jp
Feed the deer nothing but shika senbei (deer crackers)
- Walk 10 min
- 11:004
- Walk 10 min
- 12:005About 1 hr 5 min hereOfficial sitetodaiji.or.jp
View over the city of Nara from the wooden stage
- Walk 25 min
- 13:306About 1 hr 5 min hereOfficial sitekasugataisha.or.jp
Vermilion shrine halls and a lantern-lined approach
- Walk 25 min
- 15:007
- Train 55 min¥680Timetable
- 16:308
Getting around and time at each stop
- Namba Station (start) → Kofuku-ji: Train 40 min (¥680)
- Kofuku-ji → Nara Park: Walk 10 min
- Nara Park → Todai-ji Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall): Walk 10 min
- Todai-ji Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall) → Todai-ji Nigatsu-do: Walk 10 min
- Todai-ji Nigatsu-do → Kasuga Taisha: Walk 25 min
- Kasuga Taisha → Naramachi: Walk 25 min
- Naramachi → Namba Station (finish): Train 55 min (¥680)
Time at each stop (approx., includes free time): Kofuku-ji: about 30 min · Nara Park: about 20 min · Todai-ji Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall): about 50 min · Todai-ji Nigatsu-do: about 1 hr 5 min · Kasuga Taisha: about 1 hr 5 min · Naramachi: about 35 min
Travel times are a guide. Check timetables on the day.
Listed costs per person, in yen
- Transport
- ¥1,360
- Stay
- ¥0
- Admission
- ¥800
- Total
- ¥2,160
- Not a tour price. Meals may not be included.
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