Nara
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The Ultimate Travel Itinerary: Nara in 1 Day
In a nation bursting with cultural diversity, rich heritage and a generous helping of whole-hearted religions, Japan has plenty of spots to feed your cultural appetite! Hidden amongst the shadows of Kyoto and Osaka stands a relatively small city that quenches this thirst better than most! As the birthplace of thousand-year-old Japanese cultural and religious practices, the city also functioned as the nation’s ancient capital! Yet for most, none of this matters! The city of Nara earns a place on everyone’s itinerary for one simple reason, bowing deer! Whatever your itinerary may look like, a detour through Nara is beyond necessary! Luckily for those on a time limit, you can…
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The Ultimate Travel Plan: Visiting the Bowing Deer of Nara
Japan has many iconic images! Whether it’s the hectic crossroads of Tokyo or the peaceful expanses of bamboo forests and red torii gates in Kyoto, the trend-setting nation covers the whole spectrum. Japan is also home to some unique animals. Along with the one-of-a-kind hot-spring-loving snow monkeys in the mountains of Nagano, the ancient streets of Nara also play host to another iconic animal – deer! These aren’t the average deer you’d see prancing through the woodlands of many countries, much like everything else in Japan, they are completely unique. In true polite Japanese fashion, these deer bow to you! It’s one of those utterly unique experiences and amongst the…
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Nara: Walking Amongst the Deer
Sometimes it only takes one reason to visit a particular stop along the road. Something special, something worth diverting off the path, an opportunity too good to miss. An experience you know full well will be one of the greatest memories you will have during your time there. So what was this special phenomenon that brought me to the city of Nara? Simple; deer. Deer?! I hear you say. What in the almighty fuck is so special about a paranoid, jumpy, bolting-the-fuck-out-of-dodge, watch from 100 meter away deer? The 4-legged Bambis abundant throughout the world would not normally catch my attention, but this group of deer are different. These delicate…
