Park Nara

The surroundings of the Japanese Nara Park are the most popular tourist destination, as many historical and cultural centers and buildings are located here.

The park means a huge area of 660 hectares, on which there are numerous temples, including the above-mentioned Todaiji, Kofukuji, Kasuga. More than 1,200 almost tame deer, foxes, raccoons and other animals live here. About the ancient city of Nara is often said that its personification is the “Big Buddha, nature and deer”.

Deer are considered Shinto divine messengers and are a landmark of the city. Deer have been carefully guarded for centuries, so they have become completely tame and are not afraid of visitors, but on the contrary, play with them, walk around the parks and streets of Nara. In the afternoon they walk in the park, and in the evening, at the signal of the pipe into which the deer keeper blows, they return for the night to their pens.