Published on Apr, 2025

I felt like this tour was very thoughtfully executed and the guide Masako was really attentive and sweet to all members of the tour! She was able to answer any interesting questions any of the participants had. I signed up online and the tour went through Nara Park, Todaiji, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, and Mt.Wakakusa. I really loved the Mt.Wakakusa summit because the view the day I went was really breathtaking. I was able to see a lot of cute deer at every stop. Overall it was a cute tour with a lot of cute decor and goodies. The bus was also really comfortable and took us to each spot so we didnt have to walk too much.

Published on Apr, 2025

We enjoyed the half day tour in Nara. It wasn’t too tiring and overwhelming. We saw lots of deers and beautiful Cherry blossom trees.

Published on Mar, 2025

We got off the train wanting to go to Nara Park but having no real itinerary. There was a small booth set up with a person in a deer costume and 2 people manning the booth. We decided to go for it and boy were we glad we did!! We were placed onto a bus with our guide, Masako Iwai, and we saw just how insanely crowded it was today at the park. We got to the temple and they had sold out of deer crackers there (our guide assured us that everything would be okay and we would be feeding the deer late). We were able to walk around the temple and had free time to. purchase items or just enjoy the cherry blossoms. We then went to a shrine where we got special access to the temple. We came out and received e a special blessing and wooden deer statue. Our third stop was on a mountain where we were able to see the town and our guide gave us more than enough deer crackers to feed the deer. There were hardly any people here so we had full access to enjoy this activity without the crowd. I unfortunately did not write our driver’s name down but he was spectacular! I don’t know how he was able to so skillfully navigate the small roads up to the place we fed the deer. Masako was a delight. She was very knowledgeable about the places we visited and extremely helpful when people had questions or concerns. Considering this was a last minute decision to do this tour, if we had to do it again, I would highly recommend it (and I would book in advance as well if we did it again)! Thank you for such a lovely and remarkable event! We will be talking about this for years to come!

Published on Mar, 2025

This is my first guided tour to Nara even though it’s my third visit. It was a great experience to have a guide and learn the history of Nara. I selected this tour because I was traveling with couple of friends who are first time visitors.

Published on Mar, 2025

We booked the trip on the day infront of JR Nara station. The price was reasonable as it covered admission tickets to the temple and shrine. Our tour guide was very friendly and helpful. Highly recommended.