If you are visiting Nara for the first time, please copy this one-day tour route
I just came back from Nara, and the aftereffects are very strong. Let me tell you my true feelings.
The photo was taken on December 4, 2024.
Currently, Nara's maple leaves are in their best viewing period. With the cute deer everywhere, the picture is really healing.
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⭐️Nara Autumn Citywalk One-Day Tour Route
Kintetsu Nara Station➡️Kofuku-ji Temple➡️Nara National Museum➡️Todaiji Temple➡️Nara Park➡️Kasuga Taisha➡️Mizutani Teahouse➡️Wakakusa Mountain.
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🚗Transportation
Take the train from Osaka or Kyoto to Kintetsu Nara Station. Note that it is Kintetsu Nara Station, not JR Nara Station.
There are many luggage lockers at Kintetsu Nara Station, which is convenient for tourists who are heading to other destinations after a day trip to Nara.
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⏰Departed from Osaka at 8:00
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⏰Arrived at Kintetsu Nara Station at 8:40 and stored luggage.
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⏰9:10 Go to Kofuku-ji Temple, a world cultural heritage site, 🎫500 yen, you can visit the outer area without buying a ticket, and taking photos is prohibited inside the temple.
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⏰Go to Nara National Museum at 9:30, ticket price is 700 yen.
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⏰10:20 went to Todaiji Temple, more than 1300 years of history is very shocking, 🎫800 yuan, Todaiji Temple is very large, you can visit around without buying a ticket, the maple leaves near Sangetsu-do are very beautiful, and there are not many tourists, it is very suitable for taking photos and checking in.
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⏰12:00 Exit Todaiji Temple and you will reach Nara Park. The maple leaves here are very beautiful, and there are many deer, which is very photogenic. ⚠️Note that Nara Park is very large and Kofuku-ji Temple is also next to Nara Park. However, the scenery there is usually very crowded with tourists, so it is recommended not to stay there. The scenery is better when you walk towards Todaiji Temple.
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⏰13:00 Lunch, there are some restaurants and specialty foods on the Nara Park side after Todaiji Temple.
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⏰14:00 Went to Kasuga Taisha Shrine. The maple leaves and ginkgo trees here are very beautiful, and the red buildings and torii gates make for great photo opportunities.
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⏰15:00 Arrive at Mizutani Teahouse. The teahouse is a wooden thatched house and can no longer be used, but the maple leaves around it are very beautiful and the ground is covered with fallen leaves, making it a great place for taking photos.
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▶️15:30 Go to Mt. Wakakusa and climb to the top to wait for the sunset.
Unless time does not permit, this place is not to be missed. The scenery is beautiful, the sunset is beautiful, the photos are great, it is very quiet, and it feels comfortable to just sit and daydream.
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⏰Return at 17:00.
⚠️During the maple leaf season, the sun sets completely after 17:00 and the temperature drops quickly. If it is spring or summer, the sunset is fun and you can stay until dark before leaving.