honshu34.69° N, 135.84° E
Nara
Nara was Japan's first permanent capital, from 710 to 784, and its temples hold the largest bronze Buddha in the country.
A sika deer in Nara Park
- Region
- Honshu
- Our journeys
- A day here
Our tours stayA day on tourA Custom Tour of Japan
the place
The first capital, where the deer have the run of the park.
The great temples and shrines stand together in Nara Park, where some 1,300 sika deer, held sacred to Kasuga Taisha, wander freely. The Great Buddha Hall of Todai-ji was for centuries the largest wooden building in the world.
Nara is a day from Kyoto, under an hour by car. Every Honshu journey of The Private Collection gives it a day, paired with Fushimi Inari, the Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan gives it a day from Kyoto, and The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan offers it as an extension.
what we do here
Nara, as we show it
Todai-ji
The Great Buddha, some fifteen metres of bronze, seated inside a hall of timber.
The deer park
Sika deer that bow for crackers, among lawns and old trees.
A bridge in Nara Park Kasuga Taisha
The shrine of some three thousand lanterns, stone along the paths and bronze beneath the eaves.
Naramachi
The old merchant quarter of latticed townhouses south of the park.
our journeys here
The journeys that pass through Nara
- The Private Collection, a day hereEssential JapanUSD $18,000 per person, two sharingSee the journey
- The Private Collection, a day hereClassic JapanUSD $22,000 per person, two sharingSee the journey
- The Private Collection, a day hereDefinitive JapanUSD $26,000 per person, two sharingSee the journey
- Spring, a day hereThe Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of JapanUSD $19,500 per personSee the journey
questions
Questions about Nara
How far is Nara from Kyoto?
Under an hour by car, or about forty-five minutes by train.
Which of your journeys include Nara?
Every Honshu journey of The Private Collection gives Nara a day, paired with Fushimi Inari; the Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan gives it a day from Kyoto; and The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan offers it as an extension.
Can you stay overnight in Nara?
Our journeys visit Nara for the day from Kyoto. The Custom Tour of Japan, created around your party alone, can give it a night of its own.
Nara, created for you alone.
The Custom Tour of Japan is created around your party alone, on your dates, and Nara can be any part of it. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for you.