You will meet your guide at your Kyoto hotel at 10 am.
Nara is a unique city, it was the first capital of Japan, from 710 to 784. Over time, plenty of architectural masterpieces have been erected here, mainly Buddhist temples that are now ranked as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, such as the Horyu-ji Temple ensemble. The vast Nara Park is home to more than a thousand sacred 'sika' deers. According to the local belief, these deers are the descendants of that very legendary deer that Japan't first Emperor Jimmu rode and came down from heaven right here, in Nara.
The Todai-ji Temple, which means the Great Eastern Temple, is the largest wooden structure in the world, it houses the Great Buddha Waicharon, which, in turn, is the largest bronze Buddha statue in the world...
Another local landmark is an amazing Kofuki-ji Gojunoto, the Five-storied pagoda. The temple was erected in 730; the building is 55 meters tall. It was called 'the skyscraper of antiquity', being the tallest building in the world back in the day. This temple was built by the famous Fujiwara Samurai clan.
Just an hour from Tokyo’s neon rush, a mountain rises from the mist, wrapped in cedar forests and old legends. Locals say Tengu, the long-nosed, winged mountain demons, still roam its slopes — tricksters who guard the sacred realm of Mt. Takao. Their red faces glare from temple carvings and souvenir masks, reminders that this mountain is not just a hiking spot, but a place where myth still breathes.
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