Nara Travel Guide
Tourist Guide





Visit Nara
Where to stay in Nara

Naramachi
Unique features of Naramachi include the coffee shops and shopping. Make a stop by Naramachi Mechanical Toy Museum or Nara City Museum of Photography while you're exploring the area.

Hotel Monterey Grasmere Osaka
Excellent Hotel! Could be a 5 star! Perfect location with a large grocery store below hotel. The staff are ALL professional and pleasantly welcoming. The breakfast buffet has everything you could imagine in a massive beautiful room on the 23rd floor. Thank You Yamanaka for your morning warm greetings! ...
Reviewed on 6 Mar 2026

Hotel Hankyu RESPIRE OSAKA
Honestly great place to stay. Room was perfect for what we needed and shower was very nice. Also, since it is connected to the station, it is very easy to get around the entire area and is close to some of the best shopping and food.
Reviewed on 5 Mar 2026

Hotel Monterey Le Frere Osaka
Many shops near.
Reviewed on 6 Mar 2026

THE RISE OSAKA UNIVERSAL BAYSIDE
Great stay, large clean room, spacious bathroom and nice views on balcony. Easy check in, building was super clean and tidy, close to the train station as well. Onsen is great but shared with the public too; so it does get busy and with a lot of locals. It’s a really nice facility with sauna, cold ...
Reviewed on 1 Mar 2026

Hotel Residence unito NAMBA Motomachi
Spaces are tight, but has everything. Love having a kitchen! The closest subway station is 10 min walk and It's roughly 15 min walk to Namba station.
Reviewed on 5 Jan 2026

Eslead Hotel Namba Daikokucho
Popular places to visit

Nara Park
Explore the great outdoors at Nara Park, a lovely green space in Nara. While in this walkable area, find time to visit its temples.

Todaiji Temple
Todaiji Temple is just one of the places to see in Nara, so why not enjoy the other things to explore during your travels? While in this culturally rich area, find time to visit its temples.

Kasuga Shrine
You can learn about the history of Nara with a trip to Kasuga Shrine. While in this walkable area, find time to visit its temples.

Nara National Museum
You can spend an afternoon exploring the galleries in Nara National Museum during your travels in Nara. While in this walkable area, find time to visit its temples.

Kofuku-ji Temple
You can learn about the history of Noboriōji with a trip to Kofuku-ji Temple. While in this walkable area, find time to visit its temples.

Yakushi-ji Temple
Yakushi-ji Temple is just one of the places to see in Nara, so why not enjoy the other things to explore during your travels? While in this walkable area, find time to visit its temples.
Things to do

Best of Kyoto and Nara Highlights Day Tour from Osaka (7~9 spots)

Kyoto & Nara & Uji: Full Day Sightseeing Tour from Osaka or Kyoto

Nara Deer Park, Uji Matcha, & Hot Spring Full-Day Tour from Osaka

Historical Nara & Kyoto 1-Day Bus Tour






