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.

APA Hotel & Resort Osaka Namba Ekimae Tower
Overall it is a nice stay in this hotel. The hotel restaurant serves good quality food but a little expensive
Reviewed on 15 Apr 2026

Hotel Hankyu RESPIRE OSAKA
Clean nice bathroom good location
Reviewed on 16 Apr 2026

Hotel Monterey Grasmere Osaka
Great location, easy to get to everywhere with trains downstairs. It rained a few days while were we there but we had no problems because the trains were downstairs and we also travel through the underground walkways. Very convenient with tons of restaurants nearby and a supermarket downstairs that ...
Reviewed on 15 Apr 2026

THE RISE OSAKA UNIVERSAL BAYSIDE
It's a spacious apartment hotel located one station away from USJ and easily accessible to the rest of central Osaka (Namba, Dotonbori, Midosuji ), but otherwise isolated from groceries and shopping, with the exception of a Family Mart 15 minutes away.
Reviewed on 15 Apr 2026

Unito Hotel Residence NAMBA Motomachi
Clean room and family friendly hotel with a nice neighbourhood around
Reviewed on 11 Apr 2026

Eslead Hotel Namba Daikokucho
Great location, clean and comfortable with bonus washing machine! Felt safe and easy walk to Dotonbori in about 20 mins
Reviewed on 15 Apr 2026
Popular places to visit

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

Sarusawa Pond Park
Sarusawa Pond Park is just one of the places to see in Noboriōji, 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

Osaka: Nara, Todaiji, Uji Matcha, and Hot Spring Tour

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

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

Arashiyama Sagano Romantic Train,Fushimi Inari Taisha & Nara Park






