Unforgettable Nara: Private Day Trip from Osaka/Kyoto

We enjoyed a full day at Nara guided by Noriko who started by collecting us at Kyoto station. Nice introductions and we liked the conversations. Throughout the day Noriko provided excellent information and we were able to beat the crowds by using some alternative routing. She helped us to introduce to the owner of a local Calligraphy store which was highly appreciated. We can strongly recommend booking the tour with Noriko and it was a pleasure spending the day in Nara. Paul & Lut Belgium

We had a fantastic private tour in Nara with Noriko! She was incredibly knowledgeable, fun, and patient, and even arranged a private driver last minute due to the heat. Thanks to her, we saw all the key sites and gained real insight into Japanese history and culture. Highly recommend—well worth having her as your guide!

We had a wonderful full-day tour from Kyoto to Nara with our guide, Ichiro-san. From start to finish, he was kind, attentive, and incredibly knowledgeable. He explained everything in great detail and made the entire experience smooth and engaging. Ichiro-san took care of all the logistics, including train connections and a quick taxi to save time, which made the day stress-free. We also enjoyed a fantastic lunch with delicious local specialties — one of the highlights of the day! Overall, it was a perfect mix of culture, history, and nature, made even better by Ichiro’s warm personality and deep knowledge. Highly recommended!

Our tour with Junichi-san was wonderful. He is a patient, kind and informative host who made our day fascinating and inspiring. If you wish to visit Nara, ask for Junichi! You will have a wonderful time.

We saw everything we wanted to see on our tour and the guide was good even though he was a little on the quiet side. He was very timely and flexible when we wanted to drop one of the previously requested sites and add a saki tasting. He expertly led us through the train stations and the bus stops to get to our destination. We all enjoyed our visit to Nara.

Great day with Hiro. Very knowledgeable regarding historical aspects of places visited. Always nice to have someone guide us through the subway systems as well! Very polite and considerate. Planned around some dietary restrictions for us and found an amazing restaurant that was traditional, in a lovely setting and served delicious food. Although it was a rainy day we had a wonderful time. Thank you Hiro for guiding us through a memorable day.

Haru was a wonderful tour guide. Very professional and always prepared with information about each site. We probably saved two hours of our time by hiring a tour guide who knew exactly where to go and how to get there, but the added information was even more valuable.

Haru was our fabulous guide to the first capital of Japan, the beautiful city of Nara! He was very knowledgeable of the history and did a great job explaining the Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines to us westerners. So many great sites, which were very busy because of the many spring school field trips, he kept us on time so we did not miss anything on our itinerary.

Hiro did a great job guiding us through Nara. Leading up to the trip he was easy to communicate with and he helped us customize the itinerary. He met us right on time at the hotel and helped us navigate through the train/bus stations. He was flexible with the schedule as it was raining when we arrived and he added a Sake tasting experience for us to get a break from the rain. He took us to a museum of the old houses of Nara and then walked with us through the deer park. Hiro planned a wonderful lunch and was very accommodating to my food allergies. We got to feed and interact with so many deer! We wandered through a beautiful garden and then back through the deer park on our way to the bus and train stations. Hiro did a great job with us!

Hiro San has prepared a very insightful tour in Nara! He have sent us the schedule beforehand and organized everything in advance. Highly recommend him!