Nara is a great day trip from Kyoto ... a cheaper option (ranges from 3,500 to 10,000 yen), but the one way trip from Tokyo to Kyoto by highway bus takes about 7-8 hours. What is the JR Pass?

it is probably easiest to hit Nara on the way to Kyoto. If that is the case, just swap day one and two of this 3 day Kyoto itinerary. Nara is an easy day trip from either Kyoto or Osaka and is ...

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The best places to visit and things to do in Nara, Japan, include feeding friendly deer, exploring ancient temples, and ...

Meet the mistress of Nara’s last geisha house — a remarkable woman who’s on a mission to keep this complex tradition alive in ...

One day in mid-September ... she has become fed up with trips in Kyoto. The regular customer referred to herself as being “deeply enthralled by Nara.” Yoshiko Tomomatsu, 65, a local guide ...