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Asuka Private Full-Day Guided Tour from Kashihara
Nara Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
$357.67
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Come and visit Asuka, a village steeped in Japan’s protohistoric past.
On this walking and public transport tour, you will discover ancient Japan, with ancient imperial capitals (especially from the 6th and 7th centuries) and various sites reflecting the life of those times.
Asuka is a village of 5,620 inhabitants. We walk there while admiring the old town of Edo style architecture (16th-19th centuries).
Your guide accompanies you through the next UNESCO World Heritage Site “Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Capitals of Japan” (scheduled for 2026). We visit Asuka-dera Temple (596), home to the oldest Buddha in Japan (606). We go to the remains of the Itabuki Imperial Palace, then we go to Ishibutai, an ancient tomb of a 7th century nobleman.
After this day, you will learn more about the protohistory of Japan and you will have recovered in the middle of nature. Are you coming? We are waiting for you!
On this walking and public transport tour, you will discover ancient Japan, with ancient imperial capitals (especially from the 6th and 7th centuries) and various sites reflecting the life of those times.
Asuka is a village of 5,620 inhabitants. We walk there while admiring the old town of Edo style architecture (16th-19th centuries).
Your guide accompanies you through the next UNESCO World Heritage Site “Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Capitals of Japan” (scheduled for 2026). We visit Asuka-dera Temple (596), home to the oldest Buddha in Japan (606). We go to the remains of the Itabuki Imperial Palace, then we go to Ishibutai, an ancient tomb of a 7th century nobleman.
After this day, you will learn more about the protohistory of Japan and you will have recovered in the middle of nature. Are you coming? We are waiting for you!
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Fees not included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 8 hours
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Certified Guide
- Guide fees (transport, lunch and entrance to guide sites)
- Asuka-dera (350 JPY/person)
- Buses in Asuka (less than 1000 JPY/person/day)
- Ishibutai (350 JPY/person)
- History Museum of Asuka (350 JPY/person)
- Approximately 2000 JPY/person
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Asuka Historical MuseumAsuka is a mine (it’s true!) for archaeologists. Excavations are continually carried out of beautiful old pieces that can be visited in the temple, the Asuka History Museum or the folk museum of the Asuka Historical Park.
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The Asuka-dera Buddhist temple, a little remote and discreet, is an imperative to visit. It served as an imperial palace. When you visit it, a tablet can be handed over to you to explore the surroundings in 3D as if you were travelling back in time with the buildings of the then Imperial Palace. It is beautiful! Speaking of time travel, the great Buddha of the time has lost none of his superb. Dating from 609, it is over 1400 years old and is the oldest bronze Buddha in Japan.
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We can stop before the remains of an updated 7th century imperial workshop.
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The Legendary Site of Asuka Itabuki MiyaItabuki Imperial Palace dates from the 7th century and now we can admire the remains through fields.
- Today, Asuka is a large village with 5620 inhabitants. Relatively close to the surrounding towns, farmers and city dwellers in search of a better living environment rub shoulders. This village is always proud of its past and displays it to us. The town planning is respected and there is an atmosphere of the Edo period (1600-1868). We can also shop and have lunch there. (pass by)
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Ishibutai TombA little further, you have the historic park of Asuka with its centerpiece, the Ishibutai, a stone mound, tomb of a nobleman of the time, Soga no Umako
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Takamatsuzuka TombThe kofun of Takamatsuzuka dates from the late 7th century. This tomb of a nobleman of that time has magnificent murals that represent the life of then. These frescoes are reproduced in the nearby Takamatsuzuka wall museum which we can visit afterwards.
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Asuka Private Full-Day Guided Tour from Kashihara
Nara Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
$357.67
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!