Best World Heritage Sites In Nara
Here're best World Heritage Sites in Nara. We released a ranking of reviews about World Heritage Sites posted by travel influencers who have actually been to Nara.
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Houki-ji (or Hokki-ji) Temple is a famous cosmos spot in Nara. The cosmos spreading at 20 thousand square meters site is very impressive.
Name
Houki-ji Temple
Address
1873 Okamoto Ikaruga-cho, Ikoma-gun, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
By bus, 50 min from Kintetsu Nara Station to Houkiji, then 3 min walk. Or 15 min from Ouji Station to Houkiji Guchi, then 10 min walk. By car, 25 min from Nara city, 50 min from Osaka city, or 80 min from Kyoto city.
Parking
Free parking area is available
5 minutes walk from Nara Station. And it has an easy access to Kofuku-ji and Todai-ji temples. And more, although it's located the center of the city, it doesn't cost much. Since it started in 2010, people from over 50 countries have stayed here an international guest house.
Name
Guest House Nara-komachi
Address
41-2 Suruga-machi, Nara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
Tel
0742-87-0556
How to get there
5 min walk, from Nara Station
The main shrine of Kasuga shrines all over Japan. Vivid vermilion building, green trees and gold lanterns, a fantastic and mysterious shrine it is.
Name
Kasuga Taisha Shrine
Address
160 Kasugano-cho, Nara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
Tel
0742-22-7788
Hours
6:00-18:00
How to get there
Parking
Toll parking area is available
More than 1000 wild deer live in the huge park with lush greenery, and we can meet them freely. Some stands sell Shika Senbei (deer's cracker), and you can feed them, but please beware of so many deer getting together around you!
Name
Nara Park
Address
469 Zoshi-cho, Nara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
Tel
0742-27-8036
How to get there
On foot: 5 min from Kintetsu Nara Station, 20 min from JR Nara Station. By bus: 2 min from Kintetsu Nara Station, or 9 min from JR Nara Station to Nara Park. By car: 45 min from Osaka, 60 min from Kyoto.
Parking
Nearby toll parking area is available
