Finding your Osaka…
Nara Park & two great temples
Walk into Nara Park, continue to Todaiji, then return southwest to Kofukuji near the station. Allow 15–25 minutes from the park area to Todaiji and 20–30 minutes onward to Kofukuji.
1 day6 hr locally · plus Osaka travel
Approx. 4–5 kmWalking includes approaches and sightseeing
Walk + public transport accessDaytime · start early
- Local visit
- About 6 hr
- With Osaka round trip
- About 7 hr 30 min–8 hr
Outward from Osaka-Namba: 45 min–1 hr. Return to Osaka-Namba: 45 min–1 hr.
Local time includes sightseeing, approaches, travel between stops and breaks. Osaka allowances cover the connections described in the access notes. Hotel transfers are extra. These are planning estimates; check service times, queues and last admission.
Why we chose this route
Selected as a beginner day trip with time for the places and the connections between them.
Take it one place at a time.
- 1Stop 1
Nara city, NaraNara Park
Park paths and deer: 45–60 minutes.
Visitor details & nearby shops - 2Stop 2
Nara city, NaraTodaiji
Great Buddha Hall and precincts: 90–120 minutes.
Visitor details & nearby shops - 3Stop 3
Nara city, NaraKofukuji
One selected hall or museum: 45–75 minutes.
Visitor details & nearby shops
Your route, in order.
A stop-order diagram, not a street map. Open each section in Google Maps for directions and current journey estimates.
- STARTKintetsu-Nara StationWalk
- Walk
- Walk
- Walk
- FINISHKintetsu-Nara Station
Explore Nara & Wakayama.
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