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You can take a bus from Nara Station, but there will be a lot of traffic after the city hall. It is recommended to get off at the city hall and walk through the pedestrian tunnel, which is only a few hundred meters away. The park is very large, and there are many deer along the way. Going up is Kasuga Taisha Shrine, and going west will lead to Wakakusa Mountain, both of which are paid attractions. The journey takes about 20 minutes.

Whether it is the world heritage sites such as Todaiji Temple, Saidaiji Temple, Kofukuji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, or the cultural exhibitions in major museums, they all seem to declare the cultural heritage of this city.

Different from these cultural heritages, the more than 1,000 deer birds in Nara Park are also famous for their charm. How many people come here just to spend a leisurely afternoon with the deer!

They are like cultural ambassadors of Nara, loyally guarding this place; they are more like storytellers. When you get close to them, they will stick to your ears without reservation, as if telling you the story of Nara!

Come to Nara, buy a pack of deer biscuits, interact with the deer, or bring a book and sit for an afternoon. Here you will forget the existence of time. Isn&rsquo;t this the meaning of travel?

Nara Park is actually quite large. It is a short walk from Nara Station. It includes natural landscapes such as Mount Wakakusa. Various terrains such as mountains, lakes and grasslands are considered parks.

It is rich in vegetation, with trees such as pine, cherry, maple and plum. The scenery varies in each season. There are cherry blossoms in spring and red leaves in autumn. It is one of the top 100 cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan. In addition, there are more than 1,200 wild sika deer in the park. They are regarded as messengers of God. They are gentle and cute, and they interact closely with tourists, which is a major feature of the park.

◦ You can also visit Todaiji Temple, Kasuga Taisha, Nigatsudo, Sangatsudo, Shosoin, etc.

◦ Climbing Mount Wakakusa in the evening, the sunset is really beautiful. There are deer biscuits sold along the way in the park. The deer walking inside are thinner and need to be fed more.

In addition, there are various accommodations and food around the park, and tourists can taste various delicacies in Nara.

The deer in Nara are a must-see feature of a trip to Kansai, Japan

⛰️Introduction to attractions: Nara Park is actually an open area without a special fence. Compared to other attractions, the 🦌 here is the most concentrated, and there are more large deer 🫎. Children with children should pay attention to the fact that there must be an adult watching over the children when feeding the 🦌 to avoid being hit by some large 🫎 with antlers. Sit here for a while and experience the peaceful years with nature and deer. If you interact well, you can still capture a lot of beautiful photos with deer! [Color] Let the Nara 🦌 gently &quot;bump&quot; away our class flavor!

🚗Transportation information: It is not far from Kyoto or Osaka to take the JR. Get off from JR Nara Station and take a bus to Nara Park. When you see 🦌 everywhere on the roadside (don&#39;t doubt that they are sculptures, they may appear in any place you can&#39;t imagine and pose in a &quot;static frame&quot; state, waiting for you to get close to give you a surprise), get off immediately!

📝Check-in guide: Nara Park➡️Kasuga Taisha➡️Todaiji➡️Wakakusayama, there are deer everywhere, buy some deer biscuits and take photos with them. If you are afraid of being hit by deer, you can avoid some male deer with horns🦌. Generally, if you don&rsquo;t tease them maliciously, they will bow to you and ask for biscuits🍪

📌Price and other TIPS:
1️⃣ About buying deer biscuits: There are 2-3 fixed stalls in Nara Park for sale. The salespersons here are more majestic. Deer biscuits are sold open on the table. The deer lying next to them dare not grab them, but they will not be polite to the ones in your hands;
2️⃣ There are deer all the way from Nara Park➡️Kasuga Taisha➡️Todaiji➡️Wakakusa Mountain, so don&#39;t expect one pack of 🦌biscuits to be enough. It is recommended to buy 2-3 packs, hide two packs in a plastic bag first, break the pack you feed into several small pieces before feeding, otherwise when the little guys besiege you, I&#39;m afraid that the big piece of biscuits will be cleared all at once

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