The 5 Best Tours in Asuka-mura, Kinki

Tour will be conducted by an experienced tour guide who knows everywhere precisely inside Asuka village. Asuka village has many spots where monolith remains are placed unlike all other cities and villages inside Japan. There is no other place like this but looking at the world, there are many othere place looking similar like Stone Henge in UK, Pyramid in Egypt, Puma Punke in South America, Machu Pitu in Peru, and Asuka village should be considered as valuable as all other places listed as all other foreign places. Asuka village is fulfilled with so many mystery that still until today many of these objects are not known who created them. Discover and experience Japanese oldest village mysterious objects and myth. When you book the tour, please book indivisually even if you are group of people. Or book for the representitive, and then pay for the rest of people on the day of the tour. In this way, please state how many people you are in your group by the email or SNS.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Ticket to facility

Exclusions: Lunch

Many regard Japan with temples and Buddhism, so why not visit the places regarded as the origin of Japanese Buddhism? We will visit Asaka, Nara. Asaka was the first place where Buddhism was introduced from China around the 7th century, there are temples with over 1000 years of history. Every temple is full of charm, rich in nature, and somewhere the Buddha is older than the Great Buddha of Nara. Which temple will you like the most? Your otomo tour guide will explain the sights one-by-one to you! Don't forget the electric bike! You can enjoy the scenery of a Japanese hometown by a paddy field. Cycling around the former capital by bike, maybe the start of a historic tour!

Inclusions: Private Tour, Tour Guide, Necessary expenses for the tour guide

Exclusions: Travel expenses and entrance fees for your own, Money for food/drinks, souvenirs and extra activities for your own, Hotel pick-up and drop-off, Bike rental fee

Have you ever heard of Asukamura? It is a historical area which has many remains and is even more mysterious than the famous Nara area! You will discover this area on this tour and visit many rare spots such as an ape and a turtle made from stone, a remain which is said that a demon used to live at, and a huge remain maid from stone. Once you see those remains, you will be overwhelmed and can't stop thinking who made it for what sake! You will ride a motor-assisted bike to visit all those spots through the countryside with fields and rice fields which will make you feel you are in Japan! Don’t forget to book your tour to visit mysterious remains, with your otomo guide!

Inclusions: Private Tour, Tour Guide, Necessary expenses for the tour guide

Exclusions: Travel expenses and entrance fees for your own, Money for food/drinks, souvenirs and extra activities for your own, Hotel pick-up and drop-off, Bike rental fee, The use of private van

A local instructor will take you around Asuka Village by bicycle at a leisurely pace. Even if it is your first visit to Asuka, they say you’ll feel nostalgic somehow, and foreign visitors are no exception. It may be because the historical and cultural assets, together with its surrounding nature, have been cherished for a long time and protected by the Ancient Capitals Preservation Law. During the tour, you’ll enjoy solving the mysteries of ancient tombs and ancient stone structures; imagining the ancient city of 1,400 years ago; and strolling along beautiful terraced rice fields that are beyond description. You’ll also visit and see everyday life in the country side with peaceful views of the satoyama settlement. This cycling tour offers you exquisite experiences; seeing, hearing, feeling, thinking, and imagining.

Inclusions: Use of bicycle

Exclusions: Lunch, Other personal expenses

This tour is the occasion to present you a Japanese village with a glorious past. Asuka dates from Japanese protohistory. Yamato land sometimes established there its capital which were not fixed in the 6th~7th century before moving "for good" to Heijo-kyo in 710. Asuka is nowadays a big village with 5620 inhabitants. Relatively close to nearby cities, farmers and townsmen willing for better living standards live together. This village is still proud of its past and shows it to us. This ancient capital place also aims to be registered as UNESCO World Heritage in 2024 as "Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties". Furthermore, unlike other cities, Japanese urbanism is well respected. We can visit an old town as it was during Edo Period (1600-1868) between all the historical sites. This Edo atmosphere is also worth it.

Inclusions: Certified Guide

Exclusions: Asuka-dera temple entrance: 350 JPY/person, Lunch, Asuka Historical Museum: 350 JPY/person, Coupon for entrance of Sakafune-ishi, Ishibutai then Takamatsuzuka Mural Museum: 700JPY/person, Bus: 290 JPY/person then 250 JPY/person