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Yakushiji & Heijo Palace’s southern gateway
Visit Yakushiji from Nishinokyo Station, walk northeast to Suzaku Gate and the Heijo Palace visitor-center area, then finish at Shin-Omiya.
1 day4 hr 55 min locally · plus Osaka travel
Approx. 5.5–6.5 kmWalking includes approaches and sightseeing
Walk + public transport accessMorning start; long walk with short breaks
- Local visit
- Approx. 4 hr 55 min
- With Osaka round trip
- Approx. 6 hr 35 min–7 hr 20 min
Outward from Osaka-Namba: 55 min–1 hr 20 min. Return to Osaka-Namba: 45 min–1 hr 5 min.
How this time is estimated
Visits: 2 hr 45 min. Local walking and connections: 1 hr 45 min. Additional breaks: 25 min.
Local time follows the visit scope in the stops below, including station approaches unless already included in the Osaka access leg. A meal included in a Place visit is counted only once. Hotel transfers, extra attractions and long queues are extra. These are editorial planning ranges, not live journey times; check services and last admission.
Connection budgets include a buffer of 20 minutes.
Why we chose this route
Visit Yakushiji from Nishinokyo Station, walk northeast to Suzaku Gate and the Heijo Palace visitor-center area, then finish at Shin-Omiya.
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Plan this Nara & Wakayama route.
Visit Yakushiji from Nishinokyo Station, walk northeast to Suzaku Gate and the Heijo Palace visitor-center area, then finish at Shin-Omiya. This pairing contrasts temple buildings with the open palace-site landscape. Decide at the southern gateway which indoor displays fit the remaining time, and keep the walk to Shin-Omiya in reserve rather than extending north across the full site.
Begin with Yakushiji. Visit the temple precincts and selected halls in Nishinokyo. 1 hr 15 min: Selected main temple areas, without special exhibitions. Finish at Heijo Palace Site. Explore a selected part of the extensive palace-site park and reconstruction areas. 1 hr 30 min: Suzaku Gate and southern visitor-center area only.
The outlined route starts at Nishinokyo Station and finishes at Shin-Omiya Station. Limit Heijo Palace to Suzaku Gate and the southern visitor-center area; do not add the northern Daigokuden. At nearly five hours this suits steady walkers with short breaks; check museum closing days before leaving.
Compare the local visit allowance with the separate total including the Osaka round trip. These are planning ranges, not live train results. Check the return connection before setting out, and open each Place page for access, admission and current visitor guidance.
Save the listed stops to My Route if you want to reorder them or keep notes. Paid attractions, meals and transport are arranged separately; this self-guided outline is not a booked tour.
Take it one place at a time.
Your route, in order.
A stop-order diagram, not a street map. Open each section in Google Maps for directions and current journey estimates.
- STARTNishinokyo StationWalk
- Walk
- Walk
- FINISHShin-Omiya Station
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