The transport hub between the two rail stations — the widest choice of hotels, shops and the Sanjo-dori arcade, a 10-minute walk to the park. Practical, well-priced and the easy base for day trips and late arrivals.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
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€120–220
typical per night in Japan
The sensible middle
Cheapest in NaraPriciest
Typical prices for Nara — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Kintetsu-Nara & JR Nara and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
Kansai International (KIX)~108 min drive60.2 km
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Naramachi old town12 min walk962 m
- Nara National Museum18 min walk1.5 km
- Isuien Garden21 min walk1.8 km
- Todai-ji & the Great Buddha26 min walk2.1 km
- Nara Park & the deer27 min walk2.3 km
- Nigatsu-do Hall7 min taxi2.5 km
- Kasuga Taisha8 min taxi2.7 km
- Mount Wakakusa9 min taxi3.1 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 4.Kofuku-ji & the five-story pagoda — The great temple beside the centre, its five-story pagoda a symbol of Nara reflected in Sarusawa pond, with a superb hall of national-treasure Buddhist sculpture. Central, free to wander, and beautiful at dusk.
- 13.Horyu-ji — A short trip west, these are the oldest wooden buildings on earth — a 7th-century temple complex and Japan's first World Heritage Site, its pagoda and hall standing over 1,300 years. A pilgrimage for anyone serious about history.
When are you staying?
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