Best Autumn Destinations In Nara
Here're best Autumn Destinations in Nara. We released a ranking of reviews about Autumn Destinations posted by travel influencers who have actually been to Nara.
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A scenic spot of autumn leaves and deer. I went there for the first time, but there are more deer than I imagined. I was surprised to walk normally on the general road. I thought he was greeting me by shaking his head up and down, but it seems that it means give me deer rice crackers. I was healed by the wonderful scenery and the cute deer.
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
Broadleaf trees such as beech, maple, and cherry trees at the back of the mountains, change their colors in autumn and seem to be rising dragons. The morning sunlight create shades and sunshine, then, they can make the autumn colors more beautiful.◎Autumn colors becomes the best to see in the early half of November. In the morning, you can take follow-light pictures, and the sun shades the mountain beautifully.
Name
Namego Valley
Address
Nishihara Kamikitayama-mura, Yoshino-gun, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 60 min from Yoshino Station or 120 min from Nara Station.
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
Top of Mt. Wakakusa commands the whole view of Nara Park and its city. From the late October, the leaves begin to turn their colors for autumn, and you can enjoy scenery becoming more and more beautiful. I took this picture in early November last year.
Name
Mt. Wakakusa
Address
496 Zoushi-cho, Nara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
To go to the mountain top, 40min from both of Horai IC and Tenri IC by car. Or, 13min from Nara Station to Kasuga Taisha Honden by bus, then walk 45min.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Soni Kogen Highland is covered completely with Japanese pampas grass (susuki). The ears of pampas grass shines fantastically in the evening glow, and many tourist come to see this scenery every year.
Name
Soni Kogen Highlands
Address
Taroji Soni-mura, Uda-gun, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
90 min by car from Nara Station
Parking
Parking area is available
There're some buckwheat fields dotted at Kasa area of Sakurai city, Nara Prefecture. I set 'Kasa Soba Restaurant (4408 Kasa Sakurai-shi, Nara)' in car navigation system, then I could see many buckwheat flower fields on the way. The best season to see them is from middle of September to the end of the month.
Name
Buckwheat Fields At Kasa
Address
Kasa, Sakurai-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
By car or taxi, 15 min from Makimuku Station, or 40 min from Nara Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
When the sun rises, the heavy growth of cluster amaryllis is lighted brilliantly all at once. Its beautiful scenery will brow your sleep away.◎5 min walk from Narahara Stop of Gose Community Bus. The best season to see cluster amaryllis is the later half of September. I took these pictures on 9/24, 2018.
Name
Kuhon-ji Temple
Address
1188 Narabara , Gose-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
15 min by bus to Narabara, then 5 min walk. By car or taxi, 50 min from Nara Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
Hannya-ji is well-known place as a cosmos temple in Nara. There're cosmos covering whole of the precinct. The best season is from early September to late October.◎Admission fee: 500 yen. Parking area is available for 500 yen for 2 hours only during the season of cosmos.
Name
Han'nya-ji Temple
Address
221 Han'nyaji-cho, Nara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
10 min by bus from Nara Station to Hannyaji, then 3 min walk. By car, 60 min from Osaka, 60 min from Kyoto city. Toll parking area is available.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
Yoshino Mountain is a famous cherry blossom spot in spring, and also its fall foliage in autumn is beautiful. The colored leaves spread to the whole of mountain, and it comes down gradually, so you can enjoy it for a long term. You must see them from Hanayagura Observatory!◎Sakura-momiji turns its colors earlier and Kaede-Momiji is just going to turn now! Illumination Event: 2017/11/3(Fri.)-26(Sun), 17:00-21:00
Name
Hanayagura Observatory (Yoshino Mountain)
Address
Yoshinoyama Yoshino-cho, Yoshino-gun, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
3 min from Sembonguchi Station to Yoshinoyama Station by cable car, then 20 min by bus to Okusembonguchi Station, and 30 min walk. 75 min walk from Kintetsu Yoshino Station. Or, 90 min by car from Nara city.
Parking
Free parking area is available
We can enjoy seeing the seasonal flowers at Umemi Kyuryo Park. Puppy in spring, hydrangea and sunflowers in summer, then now, there're so many cosmos in autumn.
Name
Umami Kyuryo Park
Address
2202 Samita Kawai-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, NaraGoogle Map
Hours
8:00-18:00
Fee
Adult 0 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
By car, 15 min from Horyuji IC. Or 2 min walk from Ikebe Station.
Parking
Free parking area is available
You can see the early-blooming yellow cosmos in summer, and pink cosmos around the early October in autumn.
Name
Fujiwara Palace Site
Address
Takadono-cho , Kashihara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
By bus, 20min from Yagi Station to Kashihara City's Fujiwara Palace Site Library, then walk 2min. By car, 15min from Yamato Takada Bypass.
Parking
Free parking area is available
