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Nara Park Deer

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Nara Park Deer

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Nara Park Deer

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Location: Japan

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1. Kasuga Taisha – Nigatsu-dō Hall loop from 奈良

9.16km

02:26

100m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Nigatsu-dō Hall – Kasuga Taisha Shrine loop from 奈良

16.6km

04:40

320m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Nara Park Deer – Kasuga Taisha Shrine loop from 近鉄奈良

19.4km

05:34

470m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Peter Franken

April 8, 2024

Feeding the deer was brilliant...suddenly there was a whole bunch of them standing around you and you were gently nudged, sometimes not so gently, with the request for more...you had to move away a little more vehemently

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Peter Franken

April 25, 2024

The city of Nara is located in the south of the Japanese main island of Honshu and is home to around 400,000 human residents as well as around 1,200 deer and roe deer. Nara's deer and roe deer not only attract the interest of many tourists, but also have a very special significance for locals. The animals have been part of the cityscape for centuries and are revered as sacred by the residents of Nara.

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🅰️ndy

September 25, 2025

Nara Park is home to approximately 1,200 trusting sika deer, considered messengers of a deity and protected as living national treasures. The deer are so greedy for the biscuits (200 yen) that they even spurn grass. The male deer no longer have antlers... which is a good thing, because otherwise several tourists would be injured.

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Nara Park Deer

1. Kasuga Taisha – Nigatsu-dō Hall loop from 奈良

2. Nigatsu-dō Hall – Kasuga Taisha Shrine loop from 奈良

3. Nara Park Deer – Kasuga Taisha Shrine loop from 近鉄奈良

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