Informations of Nara park area - 1   revised on Feb., 2010
 Todai-ji Temple Tel : 0742-22-5511
Access: From JR or Kintetsu Nara station, " Kasuga-taisha (shrine)-mae" by city circulation bus and 5 min. walking, or 25 min walking from Kintetsu Nara station.
Opening hours: Apr. - Sep. ; 7:30 - 17:30, Nov. - Feb. ; 8:00 - 16:30 ( Mar. ; 8:00 - 17:00, Oct. ; 7:30 - 17:00 )
Opening days : Never close.
Admission fees: Following table for Daibutsuden, Sangatsu-do and Kaidan-in Hall. Group is over 30 persons. Attendance and teaching staffs are free. A disable person and an atendant are adults; 300 yen and primary school; 150 yen. Ticket sales until 30 min. before close time.
Parking: Daibutsu-mae parking lot. 70 buses (2500 yen) and several general cars(1000 yen) (priority to bus).
Traditional events:
< Jan. 1 - Hatsu-mode > -- First worship of the New Year
< Feb. 3 - Setsubun >-- Ceremony by the throwing of beans
< Mar. 1 - 14 - Shuni-e / Omizutori >-- The water and fire ceremony 		< May 2 - Shomu-sai > -- Memorial Service for the Emperor Shomu
< Aug. 7 - Ominugui >-- Cleaning of the Great Buddha
< Aug. 15 19:00 - Manto-e >--Festival of the Ten Thousand Lanterns
Admission fees:
Daibutsuden, Sangatsu-do and Kaidan-in Hall 
(yen) Adults
College

High
school

Junior high

 Primary school
Individual 500 500

500

 300 
Groups  450 400 300 200 
Kofuku-ji Temple Tel : 0742-22-7755
Access: 20min. walking from JR Nara station or 5min. walking from Kintetsu Nara station.
Opening hours: 9:00 - 17:00 (Ticket sales until 16:30), 9:00 - 19:00 for July 19 - Aug. 31 (extend until 20:30 for Aug. 5 - 14, Toka-e Fest. period). Opening days : Never close.
Admission fees: Following list for each hall except the special events. Group is over 30 persons. Attendance and teaching staffs are free. A disable person is 50% discounts and an attendance is free. Ticket sales until 30 min. before close time.
Parking: Kofuku-ji parking lot. 67 general cars are available i900yenj and 8 bus (2200yen) per day
Limited opening hall: The Hokuendo Hall open during Apr. 26 - May 6 and Oct. 25 - Nov. 9.
The Three-storied Pagoda open at July 7. The Nanendo Hall open at Oct. 17
Traditional events:  < Feb. 3 16:30 - 20:00 --- Setsubun / Tsuina-e
-- Ceremony of the Dispelling Demons
< Apr. 8 9:00 - 16:00 --- Busho-e >
-- Ceremony of the Budhha's Birth
< Apr. 25 15:00 - --- Monju-e >
-- Ceremony for Monju Bodhisattva		 < May 11 - 12 17:30 - Takigi Noh >
-- Performance of Noh plays by schools of Noh
< Nov. 13 - Jion-e > ( Biyearly with Yakushi-ji )
-- Memorial Service for the Priest Jion
 
Admission fees: Kokuhokan (the National Treasure Hall)  Tokondo (the Eastern Golden Hall)
( yen ) Adults College High
school

Junior
high

 Primary school Adults College High school

Junior high

 Primary school
Individual 600 600 500 500 200 300 300 200 200 100

Group

 500 500 400 400 150 250 250 150 150 90
Nara National Museum Tel:0742-26-7218
Access: From JR or Kintetsu Nara station, " Kokuritsu-Hakubutsukan-mae" by city circulation bus, or 15 min.
walking from Kintetsu Nara station.
Opening hours: 9:00 - 16:30. Ticket sales until 30 min. before close time. 9:00 - 19:00 for Apr. 1 - Nov. 30 (every Friday and days of the events in the area). Closing days: Monday (change it on the next day in the case of the national holiday), and end of the year and the new year days.
Admission fees: 500 yen to adults and 250 yen to colledge. High scool, junior high school and primary school are free. Group over 20 persons are 400 yen to adults and 200 yen to colledge. Attendance and teaching staffs are free. A disable person is free.
Parking: No exclusive parking lot. Soon from Prefectural Daibutsu-mae or Nobori-oji parking lots.