The best places to visit and things to do in Nara, Japan, include feeding friendly deer, exploring ancient temples, and ...

NARA--Authorities here issued a plea to tourists not to mistreat the wild deer at Nara Park after video footage went viral of a man kicking one of the protected animals. The deer are a major ...

NARA--Deer in Nara Park that are a popular tourist draw have highly distinctive genes that have been preserved for more than 1,000 years, Japanese researchers have reported. The government has ...

Nara City features an expansive park near the city center, replete with herds of deer that wander about freely. When temperatures fall in winter, the deer can be seen foraging for food while ...

Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, and their neighbors are packed with hidden gems that go beyond castles and shopping streets. Think: quiet ...

One of the deer that are beloved by sightseers is seen at Nara Park on Dec. 20, 2024. (Mainichi/Yasuhiro Tanabe) NARA -- Nara Park in this western Japan city is enjoying a tourist renaissance in ...

She greets the deer with a traditional Japanese bow ... you can fly to Tokyo and take a domestic flight or bullet train to ...

the sacred Japanese sika deer (Cervus nippon), protected for over a millennium, has recently seen a population surge around Nara Park. Genetic analysis reveals mixing between sacred deer from the ...