• This tour is accompanied by a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter. Visit the picturesque area around Uji Bridge and World Heritage Site Byodo-in Temple. See the magnificent Byodo-in Temple, the vibrant colors of which have been restored just as they were when the temple was built. Experience an authentic tea ceremony in one of Japan's tea plantation areas. For the Nara sightseeing in the afternoon, the tour will visit the World Heritage Sites of Todai-ji Temple and Kasuga Taisha Shrine.

Uji Bridge is thought to have been originally built sometime in the 7th century and is counted among the oldest bridges in Japan. A small protrusion off one side of the bridge known as san-no-ma offers great views.