Nara Travel Guide - Japan Charter Tour Guide
Nara Park
Nara Park
Address: Nara Park, 469 Zoshicho, Nara, Nara Prefecture 630-8211, Japan.
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In the park, there are many deer. Although they seem gentle, their temperaments are not small. Especially the male deer, they will fight each other for food when they are in a bad mood. When feeding deer, please pay attention to the following points:
1. Deer-like, they are usually more hungry in the morning and have a bigger temper. It's best not to do anything to make them angry in the morning.
2. Don't try to lure deer with food, they will get angry.
3. When feeding, be careful not to be blocked by the deer, and do not easily expose the deer cake. If the deer knows that you still have deer cake, it will not let you go easily.
4. When encountering antlered male deer, avoid angering them. Being bumped by a female deer is no big deal, but being bumped by an antlered male deer could result in injury.
Deer may headbutt, kick, or bite people. Please be careful when feeding them.
🦌Toudaiji
Todai-ji Temple
Address: 406-1 Zoshicho, Nara-shi, Nara 630-8587, Japan.
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At the east gate, there is one of the gathering places for deer. The temple is free to enter, but there is a fee for worshiping in the main hall. It is strongly recommended to visit the main hall, which is very shocking!!! Actually, before going, I had seen many photos in various travel guides, but when I saw it in person, I could only open my mouth and say "Wow!" The main hall is 60 meters high, equivalent to about 20 floors of residential buildings!
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🦌Kasugataisha
Spring Grand Shrine
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Address: 160 Kasugano-cho, Nara-shi, Nara 630-8212, Japan.
In Nara Park, there is an ancient shrine called Kasuga-taisha, which is also one of the three major shrines in Japan and was formerly known as Kasuga Shrine. The 3,000 stone lanterns and hanging lanterns inside the shrine are also very famous. In addition, there are 3,000 cultural relics including 520 national treasures hidden in the shrine. Especially the quaint stone lanterns are a special scenery of Kasuga-taisha. Walking on the stone lantern avenue in the lush forest, one can be immersed in the ancient charm of Nara.
Apart from of course the feline friends that roam around the park, it’s overall an extremely beautiful place to spend a cool winters morning, even when there is hardly any vegetation and the grass is dry and brown. My favourite activity was eating at this little udon restaurant perched at the edge of Sarusawa-Ike Pond, with a Starbucks on the other side. The famous mochi shop with the pounding chefs is just down the road leading away from the Starbucks. I want to walk up Wakakusayama Hill in Nara Park and see the whole city from the top, in the future.
Nara park. all places filled with wild deer wondering around the park. you can feed them with biscuits that you can buy from the vendors. the deers can be aggressive so better be careful.
Amazing place with beautiful color during Spring and Fall season. You can spend an entire in the park alone, it has a big loop that cover 3different shrines/temples with human friendly deer roaming free around the park
It is worth a visit. It has cultural landscapes such as Spring Park. At the same time, Nara Park has a lot of fawns, which feel like a fawn bumping, very beautiful, elegant and cute. Suitable for people to feed it and feel its cute newness.
amazing experience playing with deer. you can buy deer food for 200 yen and feed them. however they can be very aggressive. don’t go in winter as the park and deer are not as beautiful as in summer