Nara Tour from Kyoto
A guided coach tour from Kyoto Station to Nara, stopping at Kasuga Taisha, Nara Park and Todai-ji; the option states admission fees are included.
Place · Kasugano-cho, Nara, Nara Prefecture
Kasuga Taisha
春日大社
Kasuga Taisha is the Shinto shrine in Nara at the foot of Mount Mikasa, with its own site pointing to Kasuga Mantoro lantern events.
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34.6814, 135.8462
Why go
Kasuga Taisha is a Shinto shrine at Kasugano-cho 160, Nara. The shrine's own site says it was established in 768 and enshrines the deity Takemikazuchi, brought from Kashima in Ibaraki Prefecture, and and its news and gallery pages refer to Kasuga Mantoro lantern events. The site advertises guided special visits to the main sanctuary and gives general grounds hours of 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM in the text read on 29 September 2026.
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Nara Tour from Kyoto
A guided coach tour from Kyoto Station to Nara, stopping at Kasuga Taisha, Nara Park and Todai-ji; the option states admission fees are included.
Guided tour · skygate
Kyoto and Nara Full-Day Tour from Kyoto
A guided coach tour from Kyoto Station covering Nijo Castle, Kinkaku-ji and the Kyoto Imperial Palace, then Kasuga Taisha and Todai-ji in Nara; admission fees are stated as included. Options differ; check what your chosen option includes on SkyGate.
Near Kasuga Taisha
Park
Nara Park
Nara Park is the large public park in central Nara containing Todai-ji and Kasuga Taisha and known for its free-roaming deer.
1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Historic site
Todai-ji
Todai-ji is a Buddhist temple in Nara with a ticketed Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall), per the temple's English site.
1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Place
Nara Ikimono Museum
Nara Ikimono Museum is an indoor animal attraction on the fourth floor of the Mi Nara shopping complex in Nara, near Nara Park.
4 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Place
Nara Kingyo Museum
Nara Kingyo Museum is a goldfish art aquarium on the fourth floor of the Mi Nara shopping complex in Nara.
4 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
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Kyoto and Nara Full-Day Tour from Kyoto
A guided coach tour from Kyoto Station covering Nijo Castle, Kinkaku-ji and the Kyoto Imperial Palace, then Kasuga Taisha and Todai-ji in Nara; admission fees are stated as included. Options differ; check what your chosen option includes on SkyGate.