3 Day Kansai Highlights, Osaka, Nara and Kyoto

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3 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Start in Osaka with a lively 4-hour city tour filled with local energy, food, culture, and some of the city’s most famous sights.

In Nara, spend 5 relaxing hours exploring peaceful temples, historic areas, and Nara Park, where you can meet the friendly deer that have become one of the city’s symbols.

Finish in Kyoto with an 8-hour journey through Japan’s cultural heart, visiting historic temples, traditional neighborhoods, and places that reveal the history and traditions of the country.

During the tours, we mainly travel by public transportation, including trains, buses, and subways. We recommend bringing an IC card such as ICOCA, Suica, or PASMO. If you prefer to use taxis, please let your guide know.

What's Included

Free Itinerary (You can choose where you want to go)
English Speaking Guide
To travel between the cities and inside the city. [Not needed to pay for the guide's travel]
Osaka Castle (Optional) [Pay at the site only] (Cash)
Shitennoji (Optional) [Pay at the site only] (Cash)
Todaiji (Optional) [Pay at the site only] (Cash)
Kasuga Taisha (Optional) [Pay at the site only] (Cash)
Kinkakuji (Optional) [Pay at the site only] (Cash)
Kiyomizudera (Optional) [Pay at the site only] (Cash)
Do not need to pay the meal of the guide

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

After you choose your hotel, the guide will meet you in the lobby.
Pick‑up will be between 20 and 10 minutes before the tour start time, and the tour will begin at 9 AM.
Please note that the guide may be different on each day.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Osaka

    5 stops
  • 1
    Osaka Castle

    Visit one of the most iconic structure in Osaka, full of history, and specially during the spring you can see more than 3,000 cherry blossom trees.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 2
    Shitennoji

    Visit the first official temple of Japan, and learn with the help of your guide the difference between Buddhism and Shintoism

    40 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 3
    Shinsekai

    Visit the 'New World', where the city comes a live, but is also 'Frozen in time', discover the history behind the Tsutenkaku tower and the beginning of the Kushikatsu

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Kuromon Market

    Visit the fish market of Osaka with over 200 years of history.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Dotombori

    Walk thorught one of the most famous and iconic street in Japan, where you can eat loads of food and do some shopping.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket free
    • Day 2

    Nara

    4 stops
  • 6
    Nara Park

    Stroll aroound the deer that roam freely in the park, where you can feed and pet them.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 7
    Todai-ji Temple

    Visit the Great Buddha Hall, where you can learn more about the Buddhism the was spread in Japan through this temple.

    40 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 8
    Nigatsu-do Temple

    Despite the name, Hall of the Second Month, if you visit it in March, you will be able to see the festival.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 9
    Kasuga Grand Shrine

    One of the most important shrines not just in Nara, but in the whole Japan. Kasuga Taisha protects the virgim forest that no one can enter. It is also known as shrine of the Lanterns

    20 minutes • Admission ticket not included
    • Day 3

    Kyoto

    5 stops
  • 10
    Arashiyama

    Visit the arashiyama area, where you can visit the Bamboo Groove, and the monkey park.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 11
    Kinkakuji Temple

    The iconic Kinkaku-ji is a stunning golden pavilion in Kyoto, rebuilt after a 1950s fire and now covered in brilliant gold leaf, reflecting beautifully over its surrounding pond.

    40 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 12
    Gion

    The place where you can see Geishas or Maikos if you are lucky enough.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 13
    Kiyomizu-dera Temple

    Visit the temple of the Pure Water, where a monk was travelling north to find the pure water, and he managed to find this place and then built the temple.

    40 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 14
    Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

    The must go place if you are visiting Kyoto, the shrine of 10,000 gates.

    40 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Not recommended for travelers with animal allergies
Supplied by Osaka JOINER

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Nature and Wildlife Tours
Multi-day Tours
Private and Luxury
Private Sightseeing Tours
Rail Tours
Walking Tours
City Tours
Nature Walks
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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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