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.
Historic site · Zoshi-cho, Nara, Nara Prefecture
Todai-ji
東大寺
Todai-ji is a Buddhist temple in Nara with a ticketed Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall), per the temple's English site.
Where it is
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Why go
Todai-ji is a Buddhist temple at 406-1 Zoshi-cho, Nara. The temple's English site names the Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall), the Hokke-do, the Kaidan-do and a museum among its structures and says admission fees apply to the Great Buddha Hall. Wikidata records it as a component of the UNESCO World Heritage property Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (WHS identifier 870-001). The page read on 29 September 2026 showed Daibutsu-den hours of 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM for that date.
Getting here
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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 Todai-ji
Place
Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga Taisha is the Shinto shrine in Nara at the foot of Mount Mikasa, with its own site pointing to Kasuga Mantoro lantern events.
1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
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
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.
3 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.
3 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.