Big names in travel draw big crowds. If you’d rather skip the long lines and elbow-to-elbow sightseeing, there are places that haven’t been picked over yet. These are cities and towns where the pace ...

Kyoto, Nara and Kobe are our top three places to visit as a day trip from Osaka as you’ll be able to tick off many landmarks ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

I feed a few deer at Nara Park but feel compelled to joke with the others, "Oh deer, I have none for you." The centuries-old Todai-ji is one of Japan's best-known temples and has an enormous ...

You can also buy deer crackers from the nearby stalls and watch as the animals bow in anticipation of being fed their favourite snack. Nara Hotel is within walking distance from the sites you’ll want ...

Just steps from Kintetsu-Nara Station, a charming shopping street leads the way to Nara Park, where a deer may casually wander into view around the corner—that’s your first impression of this iconic ...

Oh, deer: Japan’s Nara boosts police patrols to curb animal abuse The move follows a video of a tourist in Nara’s main park kicking one of the animals, considered sacred in the ancient city ...

Firstly, one of Nara’s most beloved attractions is the chance to interact with its famous deer. Roaming freely throughout Nara Park, these gentle creatures add a fairytale-like charm to your visit.