Technical Tour

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Excursion on 19 November

No. 1 Visit the birthplace of sake!-"Sake Brewery Tour"

[One-day tour]

Around 9:00:
Join the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
10:00:
Visit Omiwa-jinja Shrine and take a tour of Imanishi Shuzo sake brewery.
13:00:
Enjoy a healthy yakuzen lunch (medicinal Chinese food) at Abe Monjuin Temple, famous for the Japanese saying "Out of the counsel of three people comes the wisdom of Monju (the deity of wisdom)" and take a tour of the temple.
Leave the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
  • Transported by charter bus and attended by a licensed guide
  • For up to 25 persons

No. 2 Enjoy Nara's World Heritage spots!-"Nara World Heritage Tour"

[One-day tour]

Around 9:00:
Join the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
9:30:
Tobihino park(Enjoy the experience of shika-yose [deer call].)
10:30:
Kasuga Taisha Shrine (Enjoy a guided tour and a traditional lunch.)
13:45:
Todaiji Temple (See the Great Buddha up close.)
16:00:
Leave the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
  • Transported by charter bus and attended by a licensed guide
  • For up to 50 persons

No. 3 Learn about Nara's world famous industries!
-"Nara Industrial Tour (Socks & Oriental Herbal Medicine)

[One-day tour]

Around 9:00:
Join the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
10:00:
Tabio Nara Co., Ltd. (Take a tour of the production and distribution facilities for socks, and see the only factory in Japan that prints images on socks.)
11:30:
Taima-dera Temple (Enjoy the experience of sketching a Buddha image by hand and have a Buddhist vegetarian meal called shojin ryori for lunch.)
14:30:
Sankogan Co., Ltd. (Experience making oriental herbal medicine and take a facility tour.)
16:45:
Leave the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
  • Transported by charter bus and attended by a licensed guide
  • For up to 25 persons

No. 4 Take a walk in an ancient castle town!-"Japanese Culture Experience Tour"

[Half-day tour]

Around 8:30:
Join the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
9:00:
Hakomotokan Konya (Enjoy the experience of indigo dyeing.)
10:45:
Kochikuya (Goldfish scooping.)
12:30:
Okina (Japanese-style lunch.)
14:00:
Leave the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
  • Transported by charter bus and attended by a licensed guide
  • For up to 25 persons

No. 5 World Heritage Koyasan and the City of Blades Sakai (Oversea participants only)

[One-day tour]

8:30:
Join the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
11:00:
Koyasan (Enjoy a Buddhist vegetarian meal called shojin ryori for lunch at a monastery guest house called shukubo.)
15:00:
Sakai (Tour of a blade factory.)
16:10:
Sakai City Traditional Crafts Museum (Observe traditional crafts etc.)
17:45:
Leave the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
  • Transported by charter bus and attended by a licensed guide
  • For up to 20 persons

Night Excursion on 20 November

No. 6 Special Night Tour-Nighttime Visit to Kasuga Taisha Shrine

[Night tour]

18:30:
Depart from Todaiji Culture Center.
Kasuga Taisha Shrine (Walk along the main approach to visit the main sanctuary etc)
Around 20:00:
The tour ends at Naramachi.
  • Attended by a licensed guide
  • For up to 50 persons

No. 7 Special Night Tour-Nighttime Todaiji Temple Walking Tour

[Night tour]

18:30:
Depart from Todaiji Culture Center.
Todaiji Temple (Nigatsu-do Hall, Bonsho bell & Nandaimon [Great South Gate])
Around 20:00:
The tour ends at Naramachi.
  • Attended by a licensed guide
  • For up to 50 persons

No. 8 Special Night Tour-Kofukuji National Treasure Museum & Dai-Kojiki-ten Exhibition

[Night tour]

17:45:
Depart from Todaiji Culture Center.
18:00:
Kofukuji National Treasure Museum (The entire museum is reserved.)
19:00:
Nara Prefectural Museum of Art (Dai-Kojiki-ten exhibition, featuring treasures, materials, etc. associated with Kojiki, the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, modern works of art produced under the theme of Kojiki etc. [The entire museum is reserved.])
Around 20:00:
The tour ends at Naramachi.
  • Attended by a licensed guide
  • For up to 50 persons

Excursion on 22 November

No. 9 Enjoy a Japanese harvest festival in the ancient capital of Asuka!
-"Virtual Tour of Ancient Capital & Harvest Festival Experience"

[One-day tour]

Around 9:00:
Join the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
10:00:
Asuka Village (Participate in a local harvest festival, enjoy a virtual tour of the ancient capital of Asukakyo, and have lunch.)
14:40:
Asuka-dera Temple (Take a tour of the temple.)
17:00:
Leave the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
  • Transported by charter bus and attended by a licensed guide
  • For up to 25 persons

No. 10 See the world's oldest wooden buildings and enjoy
a Chado (the tea ceremony) experience!
-"World Heritage Horyuji Temple Tour and Maccha Experience"

[Half-day tour]

Around 8:30:
Join the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
9:30:
Horyuji Temple (Take a tour of the temple.)
11:30:
Jikoin Temple (Enjoy maccha powdered Japanese green tea, view the Japanese garden, and have a Buddhist vegetarian meal called shojin ryori for lunch.)
14:30:
Leave the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
  • Transported by charter bus and attended by a licensed guide
  • For up to 25 persons

No. 11 Port City of Kobe and World Heritage Byodoin Temple in Uji
(Oversea participants only)

[One-day tour]

8:30:
Join the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
10:30:
Take a walk in downtown Kobe and enjoy Kobe beef lunch.
15:00:
Take a tour of the Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Temple in Uji and enjoy Chado (the tea ceremony).
17:30:
Leave the tour at a hotel in Nara City or Kintetsu/JR Nara Sta.
  • Transported by charter bus and attended by a licensed guide
  • For up to 20 persons