Nara Japan offers beauty, history and deer encounters, and is especially gorgeous during cherry blossom season.

L ess than an hour's train ride from Kyoto or Osaka, the ancient city of Nara—Japan’s first-ever capital—is known for its natural beauty, historic shrines, and free-roaming deer. Wear ...

4. Nara – Sacred Deer's Home. Nara boasts cute stray deer who bow for treats! Check out: Todai-ji Temple – Japan's biggest bronze Buddha statue can be found here. Nara Park – Beautiful ...

Arriving at Kintetsu-Nara Station puts you just a ten-minute walk from the famous Tōdai-ji, a Buddhist temple complex that’s home to one of Japan’s most important Buddhist statues, Daibutsu (Great ...

But Kyoto is not Venice. Arrive at the futuristic and bustling Kyoto train station (as many do on the high-speed Shinkansen train from Tokyo) and you realize that the former capital of Japan is not a ...

A move to cut down acorn-bearing trees in Japan’s Nara Park has sparked concern among researchers about the survival of the attraction’s free-roaming deer during the harsh winter. Acorns serve ...

Soar over the historic city of Nara, Japan, in this breathtaking aerial journey. This stunning drone footage offers a unique perspective of Nara’s ancient temples, peaceful deer parks, and vibrant ...

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What was supposed to be a peaceful feeding session turned into an all-out deer showdown at Japan’s Nara Deer Park, and TikTok user Haziq Aidith found himself right in the middle of the chaos. His ...