Food day trips from Kyoto

Nara (Mochi-Pounding)

  • ★ 4.8
  • 45 minutes by JR Nara Line
  • Day trip from Kyoto

An hour from Kyoto on the JR Nara Line. Watch Nakatanidou's high-speed mochi pounding outside Kintetsu Nara, eat the kusa-mochi straight from the mallet.

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Food tour to Nara

Private Nara Tour and Sake Tasting (Departing from Kyoto/Nara)

★ 5.0 (62)4 to 6 hfrom JPY 25000

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Getting to Nara

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The trip

Famous for
Mochi-pounding demonstration at Nakatanidou and Nara Park deer
Getting there
JR Nara Line from Kyoto Station to JR Nara Station
Distance
45 minutes by JR Nara Line of Kyoto

Directions from Kyoto

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