Maps and directions
18 Hannyajicho, Nara 630-8102
Kyoto Station - Kintetsu Nara Station
40 minutes by Limited Express
approximately 6 minutes by taxi, or 11 minutes by bus and on foot
Osaka Station - JR Nara Station
50 minutes by Yamatoji Rapid Service
approximately 10 minutes by taxi, or 18 minutes by bus and on foot
【The nearest bus stop】Hannyaji or Nara Prison Museum Entrance
from Kintetsu Nara Station
Hannyaji: approximately 6 minutes and 5 minutes on foot
Nara Prison Museum Entrance: approximately 18 minutes and 3 minutes on foot
from JR Nara Station
Hannyaji: approximately 13 minutes and 5 minutes on foot
Nara Prison Museum Entrance: approximately 25 minutes and 3 minutes on foot
*Please check the Nara Kotsu official website for bus timetables.
- ※[For Guests Arriving by Taxi] When using a taxi, please provide the driver with the following instructions: Destination: "HOSHINOYA Nara Prison, Front Gate." Please note that this location is different from the entrance to the "Nara Prison Museum."
From Tokyo, Osaka, or Nagoya
Approximately 30 minutes from Tenri IC
on the Nishi-Meihan Expressway
From Kyoto
Approximately 10 minutes from Kizu IC
on the Keinawa Expressway