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A person with a glowing object, surrounded by smoke effects, in an outdoor setting at night. 1
Two people wearing animal masks, one with a deer head and the other with a cat face, holding a lantern. 2
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Nara by Night: Ghost Stories & Hidden History Walk

By Tours 2 Nara
10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is £22 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Only after-dark ghost tour in Nara
  • Blend of real history, urban legend & local folklore
  • Hidden spots no guidebook mentions
  • Small group, intimate atmosphere
  • Deep local knowledge from a specialist guide

Activity location

    • Nara
    • Nara, Nara, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 1 Taruichō, Nara, 630-8218, Japan | We meet in front of Starbucks Coffee, Sarusawa Pond. Sarusawa Pond is located - 11-minute walk from Kintetsu Nara Station (Kinki Nippon Railway) - 15-minute walk from Nara Station (JR West)
    • Nara, Nara, Japan

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Nara by Night: Ghost Stories & Hidden History Walk

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 19:30
Price details
£21.82 x 1 Adult£21.82
Total
Price is £21.82
Until Sat, 27 Jun

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    A local guide who knows where the bodies are buried (figuratively... probably)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    One rental chochin lantern to light the way.... and to see what's following you
  • What's includedWhat's included
    The kind of silence between stories that makes you wish someone would say something
  • What's includedWhat's included
    A new appreciation for why Nara empties out after sunset
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Meals and drinks

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Unaccompanied minors, Weapons or sharp objects
  • Not suitable for: Children under 3 years
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

When the sun sets and the tourists head back to Osaka, Nara's oldest streets wake up. Not with noise, with silence. The kind that feels like it's listening to us.
Join us for a walk through the ancient capital after dark. Lantern in hand, we move through temple gates, stone paths, and corners of a city that has been accumulating stories for 1,300 years. Urban legends. Forgotten places. Spirits that never left.
Your guide carries a chochin, a traditional Japanese lantern, and knows where the darkness gets thick.
We meet at Kintetsu Nara Station when the last light fades.
Some of what you'll hear is legend. Some of it is history. We'll let you decide which is which.

Location

Activity location

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    • Nara
    • Nara, Nara, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 1 Taruichō, Nara, 630-8218, Japan | We meet in front of Starbucks Coffee, Sarusawa Pond. Sarusawa Pond is located - 11-minute walk from Kintetsu Nara Station (Kinki Nippon Railway) - 15-minute walk from Nara Station (JR West)
    • Nara, Nara, Japan