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Day Trip from Kyoto to Nara's Deer Park and Todai-ji
Last updated August 26, 2026
Before Kyoto was ever a capital, Nara held the title, and it still guards a bronze Buddha the size of a building and a park full of deer that bow like courtiers for a cracker.
Quick facts
- Hours
- 7:30-17:30
- Price
- 600 yen adults
- Nearest station
- Kintetsu Nara Station, ~20-min walk through Nara Park
- Address
- 406-1 Zoshicho, Nara, 630-8587
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